Satisfaction with hand appearance in children with index pollicization for thumb hypoplasia.

Although the primary aim of pollicization is to augment function, aesthetic improvement is an important secondary aim. Satisfaction with hand appearance in children with index pollicization for thumb hypoplasia was evaluated in 18 patients at an average of 7.5 years after surgery.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety of Retained Tip and Protective Coils after Faulty Deployment of an Intracranial Pipeline Embolization Device: A Case Report.

Background: The development of flow-diverters such as the Pipeline embolization device (PED) have allowed for safe and effective treatment of challenging and/or previously untreatable intracranial aneurysms. A rare but serious complication during PED deployment involves fracture of single or multiple components, which can lead to retained hardware. To date, there are little data regarding the safety of performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when tip or capture coils remain intracranially.

Impact of surgery timing for craniosynostosis on neurodevelopmental outcomes: a systematic review.

Objective: There are currently no guidelines for the optimum age for surgical treatment of craniosynostosis. This systematic review summarizes and assesses evidence on whether there is an optimal age for surgery in terms of neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Methods: The databases MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase + Embase Classic, and Web of Science were searched between October and November 2016 and searches were repeated in July 2017.

Impact of age at surgery on neurodevelopmental outcomes in sagittal synostosis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to ascertain whether age at surgery has an impact on later neurodevelopmental outcomes for children with sagittal synostosis (SS).

Methods: The developmental outcome data from patients who had surgery for SS and who attended their routine preoperative, 6-7 months postoperative, and 5-year-old developmental assessments (yielding general quotients [GQs]) (n = 50), 10-year-old IQ assessment (n = 54), and 15-year-old IQ assessment (n = 23) were examined, comparing whether they had surgery at < 7 months, 7 to < 12 months, or ≥ 12 months).

Results: There was no significant effect for age at surgery for GQ at 5 years of age, but there was a significant effect (p = 0.