Review of spring-assisted surgery in craniosynostosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-4598.2019.08.019
- VernacularTitle: 弹簧牵引治疗颅缝早闭症的研究进展
- Author:
Bingyang LIU
1
;
Xiaojun TANG
Author Information
1. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100144, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Craniosynostosis;
Spring;
Osteogenesis, distraction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2019;35(8):825-827
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Traditional total cranial vault reconstruction for craniosynostosisis traumatic with long operative time and many serious complication. A brand new surgery technique, spring-assisted surgery(SAS), has been invented and performed for 20 years. It showed that SAS has the advantages of less invasive and good result. It has gradually become one of the important methods to treat early craniosynostosis. This article reviewed the SAS related literatures in the past 20 years, focusing on various surgical methods of SAS and possible surgical complications. The osteogenesis principle, prognosis and development of SAS were also summerized.
