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The aim of this paper is to describe the surgical technique, originally devised by Dr. Renier which is currently used to treat children with scaphocephaly under 6 months of age at the Craniofacial Unit of Hopital Necker Enfants Malades (French National Referral Center for Faciocraniosynostosis), focusing on its advantages and limitations.
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Di Rocco, F., Knoll, B.I., Arnaud, E. et al. Scaphocephaly correction with retrocoronal and prelambdoid craniotomies (Renier’s “H” technique). Childs Nerv Syst 28, 1327–1332 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1811-z
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