Advancement (Frontal and Coronal Synostosis)
Figure kran_22a_n.jpg and figure kran_22b_n.jpg: In trigonocephaly and uni- or bilateral coronal synostosis, the treatment consists of an advancement procedure and/or straightening of the supraorbital rim $$kran_8&nr2??££§§alternate figure.
Figure kran_22a_n.jpg: Lateral skull x-ray of an infant with a craniofascial dysostosis prior to advancement; the anterior basal skull and the front are narrow, and the skull is short in the frontooccipital direction.
Figure kran_22b_n.jpg: Lateral skull x-ray of the same patient 3 months after surgery. There is a corrective growth of the front and a normal proportion of the skull.
The correction of the hypoplastic mid-face should be performed later.
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