Julie Doucet, DC, DACCP, Joel Alcantara, DC
Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic ~ December 29, 2010 ~ Pages 213-214
Abstract
Craniosynostosis, defined as the premature fusion of one or more of the cranial sutures, presents itself as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in pediatrics. For example, premature fusion of the lambdoidal sutures or the coronal sutures results in oblique deformities of the skull, but so does deformational plagiocephally. Different surgical techniques are recommended for the craniosynostosis…