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A Longitudinal Analysis of Pre- and Post-Operative Dysmorphology in Metopic Craniosynostosis.

Justin W BeirigerWenzheng TaoZhazira IrgebayJohn SmetonaLucas DvoracekNicolás M KassAngel DixonCasey ZhangMeeti MehtaRoss WhitakerJesse A Goldstein
Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)
MSS quantifies overcorrection and normalization of head shape, as patients with negative values were less "metopic" than normal postoperatively and approached 0 at 2-year follow-up. CMD worsened postoperatively due to postoperative bony changes associated with surgical displacements following FOA. All patients had similar postoperative metopic dysmorphology, with no significant association with preoperative severity. More severe patients had worse longitudinal dysmorphology, reinforcing that regression to the metopic shape is a postoperative risk which increases with preoperative severity.
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