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Cranial bone grafting in children. 1995

W J Koenig, and J M Donovan, and J M Pensler
Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill. 60614.

Computed tomographic scans of 96 patients from newborn to 21 years of age were reviewed to assess the thickness of the skull and diploic space. Cranial thickness of the parietal bone used for calvarial bone harvest was assessed. Analysis of the data revealed that (1) cranial bone thickness may be predicted reliably as a function of age, (2) the growth velocity of increasing thickness of the parietal bone decreased with increasing age, and (3) presence of a diploic space may be predicted reliably as a function of age. On the basis of this analysis, we recommend performing split cranial bone grafting after the age of 3 years. In situ cranial bone grafting should not be planned prior to the age of 9 years.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D012886 Skull The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN. Calvaria,Cranium,Calvarium,Skulls
D016025 Bone Transplantation The grafting of bone from a donor site to a recipient site. Grafting, Bone,Transplantation, Bone,Bone Grafting

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