Unicoronal Craniosynostosis [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Unicoronal Craniosynostosis ======

Uni[[coronal]] [[craniosynostosis]] is a type of [[nonsyndromic craniosynostosis]] and occurs when one of the two coronal sutures fuses before birth. The [[coronal suture]]s run from the front fontanelle down to the side of the forehead.
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[[Anterior plagiocephaly]] is always due to unicoronal synostosis. Female to male ratio is 68%. Unicoronal synostosis produces regional growth restriction and compensatory expansion of adjacent regions and obvious fronto-orbital dysmorphology
((G. Silav, G. Avci, M. Akan, G. Taylan, I. Elmaci, and T. Akoz, “The surgical treatment of plagiocephaly,” Turkish Neurosurgery, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 304–314, 2011.))
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Deraje V, Gopal S, Mendonca DA, Gujjalanavar RS. Endoscope-Assisted "Extended" Suturectomy for Unicoronal Craniosynostosis: A Technical Note. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Oct 26. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008531. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34705741.