Sagittal synostosis: results of surgical treatment in 210 patients

From 1977 to 1996, 210 patients suffering from scaphocephaly, have been ope rated on in our institutions. The surgical technique depended on the patien ts age. Single wide sagittal synostectomy was performed in 155 babies aged less tha n 3 months, obtaining good cosmetic results. Patients older than 3 months n eeded more complex and aggressive procedures to achieve similar results. Th e conclusions is that sagittal suturectomy is the proper treatment in young er patients under 3 months of age, and that a greater effort must be made t o diagnose and treat these patients early.