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• The "Peau d'ours" technique represents an alternative to treat Scaphocephaly (SC). We presented a total of 53 patients with SC enrolled between 2011 and 2016 in Mexico. • The advantages in this technique are health coronal and lambdoid suture preservation, and symmetrical parietal bone flap opening. • This technique is safe and simple to reproduce allowing a preservation of intellect, sight, and body image with a low incidence of secondary craniosynostosis. • This technique is ideal for patients older than 6 months, which represents a common clinical scenario in Mexico. Scaphocephaly (SC) is defined as an elongation of the anteroposterior axis of the skull resulting from the abnormal fusion of the sagittal suture. This study describes the "Peau d'ours" technique and results for correcting SC. We conducted a consecutive and retrospective analysis of patients treated from 2011 to 2016. We evaluated the gender, age, and surgical outcomes. A total of 53 patients were enrolled with a mean age of 19 months old. The advantages of this technique are healthy coronal and lambdoid suture preservation and symmetrical parietal bone flap opening. This technique is safe and simple to reproduce, allowing good surgical outcomes with a low incidence of secondary craniosynostosis. This technique is ideal for patients older than six months old. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Craniosynostoses are defined as closure, ossification and sclerosis of one or more cranial sutures. This condition causes different grades of brain compression, intracranial hypertension and detriment of intellectual coefficient and vision. In the first part of this review article, an overview of the history of craniosynostosis is presented from prehistorical times through the subsequent centuries, culminating with the French and Mexican experience. The Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez series are also presented. Following this, the biological bases are summarized including embryogenetic, epidemiological and etiological features, as well as pathophysiological, clinical and imaging aspects. Finally, seven different types of nonsyndromatic craniosynostoses are analyzed including those with one or more sutures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Craniosynostoses are defined as closure, ossification and sclerosis of one or more cranial sutures. This condition causes different grades of brain compression, intracranial hypertension and detriment of intellectual coefficient and vision. In the first part of this review article, an overview of the history of craniosynostosis is presented from prehistorical times through the subsequent centuries, culminating with the French and Mexican experience. The Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez series are also presented. Following this, the biological bases are summarized including embryogenetic, epidemiological and etiological features, as well as pathophysiological, clinical and imaging aspects. Finally, seven different types of nonsyndromatic craniosynostoses are analyzed including those with one or more sutures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]