TY - JOUR
T1 - Sagittal Craniosynostosis
T2 - Comparing Surgical Techniques Using 3D Photogrammetry
AU - Abdel-Alim, Tareq
AU - Kurniawan, Melissa
AU - Mathijssen, Irene
AU - Dremmen, Marjolein
AU - Dirven, Clemens
AU - Niessen, Wiro
AU - Roshchupkin, Gennady
AU - Van Veelen, Marie Lise
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: The aim of this study was to compare three surgical interventions for correction of sagittal synostosis-frontobiparietal remodeling (FBR), extended strip craniotomy (ESC), and spring-Assisted correction (SAC)-based on three-dimensional (3D) photogrammetry and operation characteristics. Methods: Patients who were born between 1991 and 2019 and diagnosed with nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis who underwent FBR, ESC, or SAC and had at least one postoperative 3D photogrammetry image taken during one of six follow-up appointments until age 6 were considered for this study. Operative characteristics, postoperative complications, reinterventions, and presence of intracranial hypertension were collected. To assess cranial growth, orthogonal cranial slices and 3D photocephalometric measurements were extracted automatically and evaluated from 3D photogrammetry images. Results: A total of 322 postoperative 3D images from 218 patients were included. After correcting for age and sex, no significant differences were observed in 3D photocephalometric measurements. Mean cranial shapes suggested that postoperative growth and shape gradually normalized with higher occipitofrontal head circumference and intracranial volume values compared with normal values, regardless of type of surgery. Flattening of the vertex seems to persist after surgical correction. The authors' cranial 3D mesh processing tool has been made publicly available as a part of this study. Conclusions: The findings suggest that until age 6, there are no significant differences among the FBR, ESC, and SAC in their ability to correct sagittal synostosis with regard to 3D photocephalometric measurements. Therefore, efforts should be made to ensure early diagnosis so that minimally invasive surgery is a viable treatment option. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, III.
AB - Background: The aim of this study was to compare three surgical interventions for correction of sagittal synostosis-frontobiparietal remodeling (FBR), extended strip craniotomy (ESC), and spring-Assisted correction (SAC)-based on three-dimensional (3D) photogrammetry and operation characteristics. Methods: Patients who were born between 1991 and 2019 and diagnosed with nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis who underwent FBR, ESC, or SAC and had at least one postoperative 3D photogrammetry image taken during one of six follow-up appointments until age 6 were considered for this study. Operative characteristics, postoperative complications, reinterventions, and presence of intracranial hypertension were collected. To assess cranial growth, orthogonal cranial slices and 3D photocephalometric measurements were extracted automatically and evaluated from 3D photogrammetry images. Results: A total of 322 postoperative 3D images from 218 patients were included. After correcting for age and sex, no significant differences were observed in 3D photocephalometric measurements. Mean cranial shapes suggested that postoperative growth and shape gradually normalized with higher occipitofrontal head circumference and intracranial volume values compared with normal values, regardless of type of surgery. Flattening of the vertex seems to persist after surgical correction. The authors' cranial 3D mesh processing tool has been made publicly available as a part of this study. Conclusions: The findings suggest that until age 6, there are no significant differences among the FBR, ESC, and SAC in their ability to correct sagittal synostosis with regard to 3D photocephalometric measurements. Therefore, efforts should be made to ensure early diagnosis so that minimally invasive surgery is a viable treatment option. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, III.
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U2 - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010441
DO - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010441
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85171176508
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 152
SP - 675E-688E
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 4
ER -