The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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12 wk–23 wk (n = 152) | 24 wk– (n = 48) | |||||
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Pre | Post | Duration | Pre | Post | Duration | |
CVA (mm) | 11.4 | 7.36 | 12.5 wk | 11.11 | 7.6 | 16.3 wk * (p < 0.05) |
CVAI (%) | 8.73 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
Patient Demographics | ||
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Total | 200 | |
M | 105 | |
F | 95 | |
Age | 12 wk–23 wk | 152 |
24 wk–27 wk | 35 | |
28 wk– | 13 | |
Grouped by anterior fontanelle size | ||
A (0–25%) | 53 | |
B (25–75%) | 102 | |
C (75–100%) | 45 | |
Grouped by anterior fontanelle size (20wk–23wk infants) | ||
I (0–25%) | 21 | |
II (25–75%) | 41 | |
III (75–100%) | 20 | |
Grouped by treatment initiation | ||
12 wk–23 wk | 152 | |
24 wk– | 48 |
All | Group A | Group B | Group C | |||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
CVA (mm) | 11.4 | 5.36 | 7.5 | 6.23 | 13.21 | 5.14 | 15.4 | 4.63 |
CVAI (%) | 12.73 | 4.91 | 6.5 | 4.92 | 13.81 | 4.95 | 15.31 | 4.83 |
ASR | 0.9 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0. 9 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.91 |
PSR | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.9 |
OSR | 0.83 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.9 | 0.81 | 0.9 | 0.78 | 0.91 |
All | Group I | Group II | Group III | |||||
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
CVA (mm) | 11.4 | 5.36 | 6.5 | 6.21 | 14.15 | 5.66 | 16.49 | 6.1 |
CVAI (%) | 12.73 | 4.91 | 6.3 | 4.92 | 13.81 | 4.02 | 15.81 | 4.69 |
ASR | 0.9 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.9 | 0.91 | 0.9 | 0.91 |
PSR | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.91 |
OSR | 0.83 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.93 |
Group X | Group Y |
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b = 2.073 + 0.12 × a (p = 0.003) * | b = 4.184 + 0.09 × a (p = 0.006) * |
* a = anterior fontanelle size (mm), b = CVAI difference (%) |
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Kim, D.G.; Lee, J.S.; Lee, J.W.; Yang, J.D.; Chung, H.Y.; Cho, B.C.; Choi, K.Y. The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 1977. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111977
Kim DG, Lee JS, Lee JW, Yang JD, Chung HY, Cho BC, Choi KY. The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(11):1977. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111977
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Do Gon, Joon Seok Lee, Jeong Woo Lee, Jung Dug Yang, Ho Yun Chung, Byung Chae Cho, and Kang Young Choi. 2019. "The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 11: 1977. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111977
APA StyleKim, D. G., Lee, J. S., Lee, J. W., Yang, J. D., Chung, H. Y., Cho, B. C., & Choi, K. Y. (2019). The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(11), 1977. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8111977