Twenty-Year Outcome Experience With Open Craniosynostosis Repairs: An Analysis of Reoperation and Complication Rates

Morrison, Kerry A.; Lee, James C.; Souweidane, Mark M.; Feldstein, Neil A.; Ascherman, Jeffrey A.

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Twenty-Year Outcome Experience With Open Craniosynostosis Repairs: An Analysis of Reoperation and Complication Rates

Morrison, Kerry A., Lee, James C., Souweidane, Mark M., Feldstein, Neil A., Ascherman, Jeffrey A.·2018·Annals of Plastic Surgery

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BACKGROUND: Surgical intervention during infancy for both syndromic and nonsyndromic patients with craniosynostosis remains the criterion standard of treatment with the 2 main options being open vault remodeling versus minimally invasive surgery. Although open cranial vault remodeling was initially considered a high-risk procedure, many advances have improved its safety. Despite this, there is a paucity of literature on the long-term outcomes of contemporary open craniosynostosis repair. METHODS: A retrospective review of all patients who underwent primary open cranial vault repair for craniosynostosis by a single surgeon (J.A.A.) at New York-Presbyterian Hospital from 1995 to 2015 was performed. RESULTS: For primary open repair, 81 patients (46 males, 35 females) were analyzed, and affected sutures included unicoronal (28), bicoronal (7), metopic (24), sagittal (11), lambdoid (2), and multisuture (9). Fourteen patients (17.3%) were syndromic. Mean (SD) operative patient age was 13.81 (16.24) months: 34 (42%) were 0 to 6 months; 26 (32%), 7 to 12 months; and 21 (26%), 12 months of age or older. There were no intraoperative complications. Mean (SD) estimated blood loss for the plastic surgery portion of all cases was 74.53 (72.34) mL, and total estimated blood loss was 174.93 (182.23) mL. Mean (SD) hospital length of stay was 4.31 (1.59) days. One syndromic patient was readmitted for a wound infection (1.2%) that was successfully treated with antibiotics, and 2 syndromic patients (2.5%) had reoperation for fronto-orbital readvancement. CONCLUSIONS: This 20-year experience demonstrates the safety of modern open craniosynostosis repairs at a large academic medical center with low rates of mortality (0%), complications (1.2%), and reoperations (2.5%).

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Morrison et al. reported that traditional open vault repairs do not necessarily reduce complications or the need for additional surgeries.
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An Open Cranial Vault Remodeling Procedure for Craniosynostosis: A Retrospective Study
Abdallah, A., Papaker, M. G., & Baloğlu, G. (2022) · Journal of Child Science · doi:10.1055/s-0042-1758809 · Cited by 5

Authors: Morrison, K. A., Lee, J. C., Souweidane, M. M., Feldstein, N. A., & Ascherman, J. A.
Affiliations: NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
Corresponding author: Morrison, Kerry A.
Lee, James C.
Ascherman, Jeffrey A.
ORCID: Morrison, Kerry A.
Souweidane, Mark M.
Feldstein, Neil A.
Venue: Annals of Plastic Surgery
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2018-04
Volume: 80
Issue: 4
Pages: S158-S163
ISSN: 0148-7043 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001365
OpenAlex: W2791978195
Cited by: 35
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4
FWCI: 1.53
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Annals of Plastic Surgery (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment
Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
Keywords: craniosynostosis, long-term surgical outcomes, syndromic craniosynostosis, nonsyndromic craniosynostosis, metopic craniosynostosis, unicoronal craniosynostosis, surgical complications, reoperation
MeSH terms: Craniosynostoses, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Postoperative Complications, Reoperation, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Orthopedic Procedures, Kaplan-Meier Estimate

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