A preliminary analysis of replicating the biomechanics of helmet therapy for sagittal craniosynostosis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to investigate the biomechanics of endoscopically assisted strip craniectomy treatment for the management of sagittal craniosynostosis while undergoing three different durations of postoperative helmet therapy using a computational approach.

Methods

A previously developed 3D model of a 4-month-old sagittal craniosynostosis patient was used. The strip craniectomy incisions were replicated across the segmented parietal bones. Areas across the calvarial were selected and constrained to represent the helmet placement after surgery. Skull growth was modelled and three variations of helmet therapy were investigated, where the timings of helmet removal alternated between 2, 5, and 8 months after surgery.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Cross C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10160196 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature