Craniosynostosis: Monobloc Distraction with Internal Device and Its Variant for Infants with Severe Syndromic Craniosynostosis.

The introduction of distraction osteogenesis to frontofacial monobloc advancement has increased the safety of the procedure. One hundred forty-seven patients with syndromic craniosynostosis underwent frontofacial monobloc advancement using 4 internal distractors. Twenty-five were aged 18 months or less.