Spring-Assisted Surgery for Treatment of Sagittal Craniosynostosis
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JONES, Veronica Morgan, THOMAS, Sydney Gillian, SISKA, Robert, MASSARY, Dominic A., DAVID, Lisa, DILLINGHAM, Claire Sanger, CRIHAN, Anatolie, RAILEAN, Silvia, RUNYAN, Christopher M.. Spring-Assisted Surgery for Treatment of Sagittal Craniosynostosis. In: The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2021, nr. 1(32), pp. 164-167. ISSN 1049-2275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000007096
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The Journal of craniofacial surgery
Numărul 1(32) / 2021 / ISSN 1049-2275 /ISSNe 1536-3732

Spring-Assisted Surgery for Treatment of Sagittal Craniosynostosis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000007096

Pag. 164-167

Jones Veronica Morgan1, Thomas Sydney Gillian1, Siska Robert1, Massary Dominic A.1, David Lisa2, Dillingham Claire Sanger3, Crihan Anatolie4, Railean Silvia4, Runyan Christopher M.1
 
1 Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem,
2 Wake Forest University,
3 Cone Health, Greensboro,
4 ”Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 25 ianuarie 2021


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Craniosynostosis (CSS), the premature fusion of calvarial sutures, most commonly involves the sagittal suture. Cranial vault remodeling (CVR) is a traditional method of CSS correction. Minimally invasive methods are becoming widely accepted, including spring-assisted surgery (SAS). The equipment required for SAS is minimal therefore adaptable to resource challenged health systems. This paper outlines the experience of SAS in Moldova.A retrospective study was performed for patients treated with SAS for sagittal CSS from 2011 to 2018 in Moldova. Perioperative data were recorded including age, length of surgery, blood loss, volume transfused and length of stay. Four patients had pre- and post-operative computed tomography (CT) scans which were used to calculate changes in cephalic index, normative cephalic index, and intracranial volume.Thirteen patients underwent SAS. Diagnoses were made clinically and confirmed with CT. Mean age at surgery was 4.0 months, and length of surgery 62.7 minutes. All but one patient received a blood transfusion, as is standard of practice in Moldova. The mean length of post-operative recovery in ICU was 30.9 hours. No complications required surgical revision. Springs were removed after 4 to 5 months. All patients had a subjective improvement in scaphocephaly. Based on the available CT scans, an increase in cephalic index (7.3%), normative cephalic index (11.8%), and intracranial volume (38.1%) was observed. One patient underwent SAS at 11 months and required cranioplasty for asymmetry at the time of spring removal.SAS is a safe and cost-effective method of CSS correction that can be utilized in countries with limited health system resources.