Free-floating bone flap posterior cranial vault release in syndromic craniosynostosis.

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of non-detachable free-floating bone flap posterior cranial vault release (FFBF-PCVR) in syndromic craniosynostosis. A retrospective review was completed of subjects who underwent FFBF-PCVR at 4 time-points: within 3 months preoperatively, 7 days postoperatively, 3 months postoperatively and at the last follow-up postoperatively. Volumetric and craniometric data, the ratio of ventricular diameter, and the cerebellar tonsillar descent were measured after FFBF-PCVR by using computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging.

Establishment of Cephalic Index by Computed Tomography in Sampled Chinese Children.

Objective: Cephalic Index (CI), the ratio of head width to length, is one of the indexes reflecting cranial morphological characteristics. Current norms were established by European and American countries. The purpose of the study was to study anthropometry of cranial parameters using computed tomography scans to establish the CI of the sampled Chinese Children.

Surgical Treatment of Congenital Dermal Sinus: An Experience of 56 Cases.

Objective: This study aims to assess the impact of early diagnosis and surgery on children with congenital dermal sinus, investigate the relationship between MRI findings and extent of surgical exploration, and summarize our clinical experience with the surgical management in cases with central nervous system (CNS) infection.

Methods: The skin features, preoperative MRI images, intraoperative findings, postoperative pathological characteristics, and prognoses of 56 children with congenital dermal sinus were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: All the children had a pinpoint ostium in the skin, and 52 out of the 56 children (92.

Real spinal cord injury without radiologic abnormality in pediatric patient with tight filum terminale following minor trauma: a case report.

Background: Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) is defined as having "clinical symptoms of traumatic myelopathy with no radiographic or computed tomographic features of spinal fracture or instability". The mechanism of pediatric SCIWORA following minor trauma is still unclear. Tight filum terminale (TFT) has been studied in the literature, but the information regarding the predisposing factor for SCIWORA is still being defined.