Prevalence of Mendosal Suture Patency in Infants Up to the Age of 18 Months.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mendosal suture joins the interparietal and inferior portions of the occipital bone. Persistent patency of this suture can result in bathrocephaly, an abnormal occipital projection. This study aims to determine normal temporal fusion of the mendosal suture and cranial shape of the patients with persistent suture patency.

Methods

A retrospective review of head CT scans in patients aged 0-18 months who presented to the emergency department between 2010 and 2020 was completed. Presence and patency of the mendosal suture were assessed. Cranial shape analysis was conducted in the cases that presented with 100% suture patency and age-matched controls. An exponential regression model was used to forecast the timing of suture fusion.

Results

In total, 378 patie

SUBMITTER: Escandon JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197373 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature