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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Using Sensitivity Analysis to Develop a Validated Computational Model of Post-operative Calvarial Growth in Sagittal Craniosynostosis.

Connor Cross, Roman H Khonsari, Leila Galiay, Giovanna Patermoster, David Johnson, Yiannis Ventikos, Mehran Moazen

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Connor CrossDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Roman H KhonsariService de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Plastique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Leila GaliayService de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Plastique, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Giovanna PatermosterDepartment of Neurosurgery, Craniofacial 16 Surgery Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de 17 Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
David JohnsonOxford Craniofacial Unit, Oxford University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Yiannis VentikosDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Mehran MoazenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
University College London · GBAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRUniversité Paris Cité · FRUniversity of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Craniosynostosis is the premature fusion of one or more sutures across the calvaria, resulting in morphological and health complications that require invasive corrective surgery. Finite element (FE) method is a powerful tool that can aid with preoperative planning and post-operative predictions of craniosynostosis outcomes. However, input factors can influence the prediction of skull growth and the pressure on the growing brain using this approach. Therefore, the aim of this study was to carry out a series of sensitivity studies to understand the effect of various input parameters on predicting the skull morphology of a sagittal synostosis patient post-operatively. Preoperative CT images of a 4-month old patient were used to develop a 3D model of the skull, in which calvarial bones, sutures, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and brain were segmented. Calvarial reconstructive surgery was virtually modeled and two intracranial content scenarios labeled "CSF present" and "CSF absent," were then developed. FE method was used to predict the calvarial morphology up to 76 months of age with intracranial volume-bone contact parameters being established across the models. Sensitivity tests with regards to the choice of material properties, methods of simulating bone formation and the rate of bone formation across the sutures were undertaken. Results were compared to the

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biomechanicscalvarial growthcerebrospinal fluidcraniosynostosisfinite elementsagittal synostosis

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