The Supplementary Use of BoneSource® in the Surgical Correction of Craniosynostosis

두개골 조기유합증의 수술적 교정에서 BoneSource®의 보조적 사용

  • Lim, Jee Hyun (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Jin Kyung (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Gyeol (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Byeon, Jun Hee (Department of Plastic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
  • 임지현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 송진경 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 유결 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 변준희 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2005.03.22
  • Published : 2005.07.10

Abstract

Craniosynostosis is a congenital anomaly characterized by premature closure of cranial sutures. Surgical intervention should be performed during infancy. However, surgical correction of craniosynostosis remains bone defect and secondary angle occasionally. Currently, publications investigating solutions to bone defect and secondary angle created by cranioplasty are getting much interest. We have used $BoneSource^{(R)}$ which is relatively safe as an implantable substance for providing solutions for this problem. From June 2002 to January 2004, five children with craniosynostosis underwent frontocalvarial contouring using $BoneSource^{(R)}$ and concurrent cranial vault remodeling. The patient ages ranged from 8.0 months to 4.9 years(mean, 2.5 years). The quantity of $BoneSource^{(R)}$ implanted ranged from 10 to 25g, with a mean of 13g. This paper presents the first series of children treated with $BoneSource^{(R)}$ for frontocalvarial contouring in the surgical correction of craniosynostosis. No patients experienced any complications. Our results shows excellent retention of contour without causing asymmetry or irregularity. No visible evidence of interference with craniofacial growth were observed. Through our experiences, $BoneSource^{(R)}$ is found to be very useful for frontocalvarial contouring in children undergoing correction of craniosynostosis.

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