Auricles Anomalies in Patients With a TCF12 Gene Mutation.

Craniostenosis is a morphological anomaly affecting about 0.5 of 1000 births and one third of the cases are of genetic origin. Among the syndromes responsible for craniostenosis, there is the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome due to a mutation of the TWIST 1 gene located on chromosome 7.

Morphological and surgical results in sagittal synostosis: early craniectomy versus later cranioplasty.

Background And Purpose: Morphological correction is one of the main aims of surgery for sagittal synostosis (SSO). Different surgical techniques have been developed; however, few studies have compared the different surgical protocols. The morphological outcome is poorly documented, because a consensual evaluation tool is lacking.

Linear craniectomy for early posterior decompression in craniosynostoses: technique and results.

Introduction: Early decompressive posterior linear craniectomy (PLC) can be indicated in very young infants with complex multisuture synostosis, which often involve the lambdoid suture (LS). The literature data on the surgical technique and its results are scarce.

Material And Methods: Based on our experience with PLC during the last 10 years, we detail our surgical technique for PLC, the possible pitfalls, and complication avoidance.

Three-dimensional study of 31 cases of synostotic anterior plagiocephaly before and after surgical management the Lille protocol.

Synostotic anterior plagiocephaly is a rare pathological cranial malformation. Therapeutic options are rarely studied due to the rarity of the malformation and difficulties in diagnosis and care management. The objective of this study was to analyze the results obtained with the Lille protocol based on 62 CT-scans done before and after surgery in 31 patients.

Fifteen years of experience with the midfacial distraction without maxillary osteotomy protocol.

Purpose: Midfacial distraction for facial stenosis is minimizing the communication between cranial fossa and nasal fossa caused by the Le Fort III osteotomy during frontofacial advancement procedures. There are different types of distractors, such as internal and external devices. The aim of our study is to present a series of 22 consecutive distraction cases operated without any Le Fort osteotomy with external distraction frames.

Trigonocephaly: Lille's surgical technique.

From the early beginning, in 1977, of our experience in the treatment of trigonocephaly and with the follow-up of 263 patients, we have been convinced that it was a condition related to the skull base. It is now proved thank to the comparison between patient's CT scan and normal template (normal skull of the same age) in vestibular orientation. We used to correct this condition by a frontal reshaping and a rotation of the superior and lateral orbital rim along an oblique axis.

Non-syndromic oxycephaly and brachycephaly: a review.

Background: Non-syndromic coronal synostoses oxycephaly and brachycephaly (NSCSOB) are rare. Their natural history, surgical management, and outcome are debated.

Material And Methods: We reviewed the available literature on NSCSOB.

Unicoronal synostotic plagiocephaly: surgical correction: Lille's technique.

Introduction: For 35 years, we have a tight neuro-plastic surgical cooperation for the surgical correction and long-term systematic follow-up of 125 cases of unicoronal synostotic plagiocephaly.

Methods: We have tried to understand why some patients had kept an asymmetrical facial growth pattern in spite of a good fronto orbital correction. Analysis in vestibular orientation which was available from 1993 has demonstrated a discrepancy between the ocular and the vestibular verticality referential system.

Midfacial distraction without osteotomy using a transfacial pin and external devices.

Introduction: During the 1970s, frontofacial advancement revolutionized the treatment of severe facial stenosis. Unfortunately, this method was associated with significant morbidity due to the Le Fort III osteotomy, which creates a major communication between the frontocranial dead space and the nasal fossae. Midfacial distraction improves the complication rate by diminishing the size of this gap.

Maxillonasal osteochondral complex repair in maxillonasal dysplasia.

Surgical treatment of maxillonasal dysplasia or Binder syndrome is a challenge for surgeons. Its aim is to replace or substitute the missing or malformed anatomic structures. The authors report a comprehensive analysis for the understanding of the mechanisms resulting in the lack of maxillonasal development observed in Binder syndrome.