UNASSIGNED: OBJECT Although distraction osteogenesis (DO) requires a secondary procedure in the surgical correction of @entity91 , it is relatively simple, requires less transfusion, results in a shorter intensive care unit stay, and is quite safe. Because of these positive factors, various DO techniques have been developed. However, there is disagreement regarding the superiority of DO. The authors reported on a new DO technique, @entity6926 ( @entity6926 ), 6 years ago that was performed in 23 @entity1 over a period of 6 months, and it continues to be used at the present time. In this paper the authors report the results of @entity6926 performed in 285 @entity1 with @entity91 over a period of 6 years at a single institution. METHODS @entity6926 consists of a simple suturectomy of the pathological suture followed by direct distraction of the suturectomy site only. Types of @entity6926 conducted included sagittal @entity6926 in 95 @entity1 , bicoronal in 14, unilateral coronal in 57, lambdoid in 26, metopic in 13, multiple in 19, syndromic in 33, and secondary in 28. The mean age (   SD) of the @entity1 was 19.4    23.0 months, and mean follow-up was 39.5    21.0 months. RESULTS The mean operating time was 115    43 minutes, and mean anesthesia time was 218    56 minutes. The mean transfusion volume of red blood cell components was 48    58 ml, and mean transfusion volume of fresh-frozen plasma was 19    35 ml. Total transfusion volume was significantly less in @entity1 younger than 12 months of age and in @entity1 with lower lumbar puncture pressures (p < 0.05). Complications included 1 (0.4%) death from postoperative acute @entity55 after a distractor removal operation and 23 (8%) surgical morbidities comprising 10 revisions (3.5%) and 13 early removals of distracters (4.6%). CONCLUSIONS @entity6926 is a simple, effective, and safe method to use for treating all types of @entity91 . Some morbidity was experienced in this study, but it may be attributed to the learning curve of the technique.

Transsutural distraction osteogenesis for 285 XXXX with @entity91 : a single-institution experience.

@entity91 :: ('MESH:D003398', 'Disease') :: ['craniosynostosis'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'infants'] @entity6926 :: ('MESH:D010013', 'Disease') :: ['TSDO', 'transsutural DO'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['pneumonia']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['children']
