Craniosynostosis

September 21, 2018 6:49 pm Published by

Cranosynostosis is premature fusion of the cranial sutures (the fibrous joints between the bones of the skull) in an infant, preventing normal growth of the baby’s head. This is a common condition that is subdivided into scaphocephaly, trigonocephaly, brachycephaly, plagiocephaly, oxycephaly, and turricephaly. Complex premature suture fusion is associated with Apert, Crouzon, Kleeblattschädel, Pfeiffer, Saethre-Chotzen and Carpenter syndromes.

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