[Early surgical management of fronto-orbital retrusion in craniosynostosis].

OBJECTIVE

To discuss the early surgical treatment of fronto-orbital retrusion in craniosynostosis.

METHODS

Operative techniques including "C" fronto-orbital osteotomies and advancement, frontal radially oriented osteotomies and remoulding were performed to correct the fronto-orbital retrusion. Ten patients aged from 6-9 months were included. There were two metopic synostosis, three unilateral coronal synostosis, three bilateral coronal synostosis, one Apert syndromic synostosis and one Crouzon syndromic synostosis.

RESULTS

Fronto-orbital deformities of all patients were corrected. There were no complications happened in these patients. The post-operation results were kept well for 3-11 months follow-up in 8 cases.

CONCLUSIONS

Fronto-orbital osteotomies and advancement and frontal reshaping were effective to correct fronto-orbital retrusion in craniosynostosis.