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Keyhole craniectomy for correction of sagittal synostosis

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A modification of the technique combining sagittal strip, circular occipital and biparietal wedge craniectomies (Albright's procedure) for the treatment of sagittal synostosis, with prominent occipital bossing, is described. “Keyhole,” as opposed to wedge, parietal craniectomies allow improvement in the shape of the skull, beginning intraoperatively, while eliminating the outbending of the parietal bone that occurs at the apex of a wedge craniectomy.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, 1C-4480 Oak Street, V6H 3V4, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Michael W. McDermott, Paul Steinbok & Douglas D. Cochrane

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McDermott, M.W., Steinbok, P. & Cochrane, D.D. Keyhole craniectomy for correction of sagittal synostosis. Child's Nerv Syst 5, 50–51 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00706751

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