Morphological improvement after multi-directional cranial distraction osteogenesis procedure for syndromic craniosynostosis

The multidirectional cranial distraction osteogenesis (MCDO) procedure, which uses an external distraction device, enables tailor-made distraction in an arbitrary direction, eliminating the disadvantage of unidirectional distraction with an internal distraction device. Multiple-suture synostosis cases for syndromic craniosynostosis patients are better indicated for this procedure. Here the authors describe seven cases in which the MCDO procedure...