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Cranial Suture Separation

MedGen UID:
256152
•Concept ID:
C1142052
•
Finding
Synonym: Widened cranial sutures

Definition

A finding of increased space between the intersections of a newborn''s cranial bones. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCranial Suture Separation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Syndromic Craniosynostosis by Anterior and Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis (A-PVDO).
Shen W, Cui J, Chen J, Yi J, Kong L, Sun B
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Mar-Apr 01;33(2):654-656. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008289. PMID: 34690305
Evaluation of surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion and orthodontic treatment. Effects on dental, skeletal and nasal structures and rhinological findings.
Magnusson A
Swed Dent J Suppl 2013;(229):1-104. PMID: 23964483
Treatment and posttreatment skeletal effects of rapid maxillary expansion investigated with low-dose computed tomography in growing subjects.
Ballanti F, Lione R, Baccetti T, Franchi L, Cozza P
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010 Sep;138(3):311-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.10.022. PMID: 20816300

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Radiomorphologic profiles of nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis.
Skadorwa T, Wierzbieniec O, Sośnicka K, Podkowa K
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Nov;39(11):3225-3233. Epub 2023 May 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05998-x. PMID: 37243812Free PMC Article
Skeletal and alveolar changes in conventional rapid palatal expansion (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted RPE (MARPE): a prospective randomized clinical trial using low-dose CBCT.
Chun JH, de Castro ACR, Oh S, Kim KH, Choi SH, Nojima LI, Nojima MDCG, Lee KJ
BMC Oral Health 2022 Apr 8;22(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02138-w. PMID: 35395801Free PMC Article
Physiologic Timeline of Cranial-Base Suture and Synchondrosis Closure.
Vu GH, Xu W, Go BC, Humphries LS, Kalmar CL, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, Vossough A, Nah-Cederquist HD, Swanson JW
Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Dec 1;148(6):973e-982e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008570. PMID: 34705810
Surgical Treatment of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Klement KA, Adamson KA, Horriat NL, Denny AD
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Oct;28(7):1752-1756. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003950. PMID: 28885444
Midpalatal suture maturation: classification method for individual assessment before rapid maxillary expansion.
Angelieri F, Cevidanes LH, Franchi L, Gonçalves JR, Benavides E, McNamara JA Jr
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2013 Nov;144(5):759-69. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.04.022. PMID: 24182592Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

A series of post-traumatic midline epidural hematoma and review of the literature.
Güçlü DG, Öztürk O, Çırak M, Can H, Ünal TC, Dolaş İ, Özgen U, Aydoseli A, Sencer A
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Jun;28(6):805-811. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.28182. PMID: 35652865Free PMC Article
Posttraumatic Cranial Suture Diastasis in Pediatric Temporal Bone Fractures.
Reeve NH, Kahane JB, Miller J, Cross C, Young A, Ng M
Otol Neurotol 2020 Dec;41(10):e1224-e1230. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002804. PMID: 32810023
A comprehensive review of the anterior fontanelle: embryology, anatomy, and clinical considerations.
D'Antoni AV, Donaldson OI, Schmidt C, Macchi V, De Caro R, Oskouian RJ, Loukas M, Shane Tubbs R
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Jun;33(6):909-914. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3406-1. PMID: 28396968
The Significance of Squamosal Suture Synostosis.
Eley KA, Thomas GP, Sheerin F, Cilliers D, Wall S, Johnson D
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Sep;27(6):1543-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002888. PMID: 27438438
Nasal glioma.
Whitaker SR, Sprinkle PM, Chou SM
Arch Otolaryngol 1981 Sep;107(9):550-4. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1981.00790450026009. PMID: 7271553

Therapy

A series of post-traumatic midline epidural hematoma and review of the literature.
Güçlü DG, Öztürk O, Çırak M, Can H, Ünal TC, Dolaş İ, Özgen U, Aydoseli A, Sencer A
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Jun;28(6):805-811. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.28182. PMID: 35652865Free PMC Article
Skeletal and alveolar changes in conventional rapid palatal expansion (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted RPE (MARPE): a prospective randomized clinical trial using low-dose CBCT.
Chun JH, de Castro ACR, Oh S, Kim KH, Choi SH, Nojima LI, Nojima MDCG, Lee KJ
BMC Oral Health 2022 Apr 8;22(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02138-w. PMID: 35395801Free PMC Article
Posttraumatic Cranial Suture Diastasis in Pediatric Temporal Bone Fractures.
Reeve NH, Kahane JB, Miller J, Cross C, Young A, Ng M
Otol Neurotol 2020 Dec;41(10):e1224-e1230. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002804. PMID: 32810023
Isolated Post-Shunt Metopic Synostosis and Neural Tube Defects.
Abouhassan W, Chao JK, Murthy AS
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Jul;29(5):e492-e497. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004507. PMID: 29561489
Pycnodysostosis: clinical, radiologic, and endocrine evaluation and linear growth after growth hormone therapy.
Soliman AT, Ramadan MA, Sherif A, Aziz Bedair ES, Rizk MM
Metabolism 2001 Aug;50(8):905-11. doi: 10.1053/meta.2001.24924. PMID: 11474477

Prognosis

Would midpalatal suture characteristics help to predict the success rate of miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion?
Jesus AS, Oliveira CB, Murata WH, Suzuki SS, Santos-Pinto AD
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2021 Sep;160(3):363-373. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.04.035. PMID: 34175160
Posttraumatic Cranial Suture Diastasis in Pediatric Temporal Bone Fractures.
Reeve NH, Kahane JB, Miller J, Cross C, Young A, Ng M
Otol Neurotol 2020 Dec;41(10):e1224-e1230. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002804. PMID: 32810023
Sagittal suture maturation: Morphological reorganization, relation to aging, and reliability as an age-at-death indicator.
Nikolova S, Toneva D, Georgiev I, Lazarov N
Am J Phys Anthropol 2019 May;169(1):78-92. Epub 2019 Mar 8 doi: 10.1002/ajpa.23810. PMID: 30848843
Zygomaticomaxillary suture maturation: A predictor of maxillary protraction? Part I - A classification method.
Angelieri F, Franchi L, Cevidanes LHS, Hino CT, Nguyen T, McNamara JA Jr
Orthod Craniofac Res 2017 May;20(2):85-94. doi: 10.1111/ocr.12143. PMID: 28414869Free PMC Article
Viscoelastic response of the midpalatal suture during maxillary expansion treatment.
Romanyk DL, Shim C, Liu SS, Lagravere MO, Major PW, Carey JP
Orthod Craniofac Res 2016 Feb;19(1):28-35. Epub 2015 Sep 28 doi: 10.1111/ocr.12106. PMID: 26412045

Clinical prediction guides

A series of post-traumatic midline epidural hematoma and review of the literature.
Güçlü DG, Öztürk O, Çırak M, Can H, Ünal TC, Dolaş İ, Özgen U, Aydoseli A, Sencer A
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 2022 Jun;28(6):805-811. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.28182. PMID: 35652865Free PMC Article
Skeletal and alveolar changes in conventional rapid palatal expansion (RPE) and miniscrew-assisted RPE (MARPE): a prospective randomized clinical trial using low-dose CBCT.
Chun JH, de Castro ACR, Oh S, Kim KH, Choi SH, Nojima LI, Nojima MDCG, Lee KJ
BMC Oral Health 2022 Apr 8;22(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02138-w. PMID: 35395801Free PMC Article
Posttraumatic Cranial Suture Diastasis in Pediatric Temporal Bone Fractures.
Reeve NH, Kahane JB, Miller J, Cross C, Young A, Ng M
Otol Neurotol 2020 Dec;41(10):e1224-e1230. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002804. PMID: 32810023
A comprehensive review of the anterior fontanelle: embryology, anatomy, and clinical considerations.
D'Antoni AV, Donaldson OI, Schmidt C, Macchi V, De Caro R, Oskouian RJ, Loukas M, Shane Tubbs R
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Jun;33(6):909-914. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3406-1. PMID: 28396968
Midpalatal suture maturation: classification method for individual assessment before rapid maxillary expansion.
Angelieri F, Cevidanes LH, Franchi L, Gonçalves JR, Benavides E, McNamara JA Jr
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2013 Nov;144(5):759-69. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.04.022. PMID: 24182592Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Management of Lambdoid Craniosynostosis: A Comprehensive and Systematic Review.
Reardon T, Fiani B, Kosarchuk J, Parisi A, Shlobin NA
Pediatr Neurosurg 2022;57(1):1-16. Epub 2021 Dec 3 doi: 10.1159/000519175. PMID: 34864743

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