Factitious lambdoid perisutural sclerosis: Does the "sticky suture" exist?

N. Rollins, F. Sklar

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Abstract

We report a patient with occipital flattening attributed to lambdoid synostosis on the basis of perisutural sclerosis. The lambdoid suture was patent at surgery and by histology. Specimen radiography showed no perisutural sclerosis. This case questions the validity of perisutural sclerosis as a radiographic indicator of impending lambdoid synostosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)356-358
Number of pages3
JournalPediatric radiology
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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