Novel digital measurement system for predicting surgical outcomes in patients with primary non-syndromic craniosynostosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With the aim of further optimizing the care of patients with primary non-syndromic craniosynostosis, we describe a novel and clinically feasible measurement method to predict postoperative outcomes and provide an analysis of quality of life.

Design

76 patients with primary non-syndromic craniosynostosis were treated by one surgeon. 47 healthy patients without craniosynostosis formed the control group. All patients had an age between 3 months and 18 years.Based on manual measurement using callipers, x-ray-imaging and 3-D-photographs of the head, various detailed symmetry and aesthetic indices were collected using a novel digital measurement tool that was integrated into a clinically established programme. These are compared with a healthy control group without crani

SUBMITTER: Grandoch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904546 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature