Metopic synostosis (trigonocephaly or metopic suture craniosynostosis) is a developing infant’s skull fuses too early. Learn more from Boston Children’s Hospital.

Craniosynostosis is a condition in which the fibrous connections, between the bones of the skull, called sutures, grow together (fuse) too early during a child’s development. It most commonly affects only one of the sutures, but it can also occur in more than one.

Metopic synostosis (trigonocephaly) The metopic suture is the only suture to close in infancy or childhood. Metopic synostosis causes a protruberant forehead with recessed lateral orbital rims, hypotelorism, and bilateral parietal fullness. There is no deformational equivalent for trigonocephaly. Lambdoid synostosis (posterior plagiocephaly)

An endoscopic strip craniectomy is most often performed on babies between four to six months who have one or more fused sutures or craniosynostosis associated with a genetic condition such as: Apert syndrome; Crouzon syndrome; Pfeiffer syndrome; Saethre-Chotzen syndrome

Metopic synostosis (trigonocephaly or metopic suture craniosynostosis) is a type of craniosynostosis, when a developing infant’s skull fuses too early. Learn more about Metopic Synostosis (Trigonocephaly)

Radioulnar synostosis is a rare condition in which the two bones of the forearm — the radius and the ulna — are abnormally connected. This limits rotation of the arm. Radioulnar synostosis is usually congenital (something your child was born with).

Craniosynostosis (CS) is a common malformation occurring in \~4 per 10,000 live births in which the sutures between skull bones close too early, causing long-term problems with brain and skull growth.

2023年3月14日 · JR’s been receiving care from Boston Children's Hospital for more than 30 years to treat a rare form of craniosynostosis, which causes the sutures between bones in the skull to fuse prematurely and prevents the skull and facial bones from growing normally.

2022年7月25日 · After being examined by his pediatrician and then a neurosurgeon in his home state of Florida, Jack was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a condition in which the fibrous connections between the bones of the skull, called sutures, grow together too early during development. After a difficult appointment at a local hospital, Angela knew that she ...

Since growth plates (also called “sutures”) in the skull have closed too early, children with Apert syndrome have misshapen heads. Usually, their heads are too wide and tall. The eyes are very prominent due to shallow eye sockets, and the middle part of the face is flat or sunken. The nose has a short, prominent shape, similar to a beak.