Craniosynostosis & Craniofacial Surgery

Craniosynostosis & Craniofacial Surgery
A Parent’s Guide
Steven R. Buchman, MD
Karin M. Muraszko, MD
Carolyn Walborn, RN, MS, CPNP
Laura Zang, MS, RN
Contents
What is Craniofacial Surgery?................................2
What is Craniosynostosis?.......................................3
Tests and Procedures...............................................4
Sagittal Synostosis...................................................5
Coronal Synostosis....................................................6
Metopic Synostosis..................................................7
Lambdoid Synostosis................................................8
Positional Head Deformity.......................................8
Preparing for Surgery...............................................9
After Surgery............................................................10
Syndromic Craniosynostosis.................................12
Definitions..................................... inside back cover
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