Independent Research Using the STARband / STARscanner / SmartSoc and Systematic Reviews Related to the Orthotic Management of Deformational Head Shapes
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Cevik S, Isik S & Ozkilic A (2020). The role of age on helmet therapy in deformational plagiocephaly and asymmetric brachycephaly. Childs Nerv Syst, 36(4), 803-810.
Chou P-Y, Hallac RR, et al. (2017). Three-dimensional changes in head shape after extended sagittal strip craniectomy with wedge ostectomies and helmet therapy. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 19, 684-689. STARscanner STARband Craniosynostosis
DeBock F, Braun V, et al. (2017). Deformational plagiocephaly in normal infants: A systematic review of causes and hypotheses. Arch Dis Child, 102(6), 535-542.
Eberle NA, Stelnicki EJ, et al. (2015). Efficacy of conservative and cranial orthotic therapy in over 4000 patients treated for positional plagiocephaly over a 5-year period. Plast Reconstruc Surg, 136(4S), 5-6.
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Faucett EA, Lam-Bellissimo S, Zawawi et al. (2018). Cranial orthosis after cochlear implantation in an infant: Helmet modifications. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 114, 101-105.
Flannery AM, Tamber MS, et al. (2016). Congress of Neurological Surgeons systematic review and evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with positional plagiocephaly: Executive summary. Neurosurgery, 79(5), 623-624.
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Gociman B, Marengo J, et al. (2012). Minimally invasive strip craniectomy for sagittal synostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 23, 825-828. STARscanner and STARband Craniosynostosis
Graham T, Adams-Huet B, et al. (2019). Effects of initial age and severity on cranial remolding orthotic treatment for infants with deformational plagiocephaly. J Clin Med, 8(8), 1097.
Graham T, Millay K, et al. (2020). Significant factors in cranial remolding orthotic treatment of asymmetrical brachycephaly. J Clin Med, 9(4), 1027.
Graham T & Wang J (2022). Development and validation of a prediction model for the treatment time of deformational head shapes using a cranial remolding orthosis. Children, 9, 354.
Han M, Kang JY, et al. (2017). Relationship between starting age of cranial-remolding-orthosis therapy and effectiveness of treatment in children with deformational plagiocephaly. Childs Nerv Syst, 33(8), 1349-1356.
Holowka MA, Reisner A, Giavedoni B et al. (2017). Plagiocephaly severity scale to aid in clinical treatment recommendations. J Craniofac Surg, 3, 717-722.
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Lyer RR, Ye X et al. (2018). Optimal duration of postoperative helmet therapy following endoscopic strip craniectomy for sagittal craniosynostosis.
J Neurosurg Pediatr, 22, 610-615. STARscanner and STARband Craniosynostosis
Jimenez DF & Barone CM (2013). Early treatment of coronal synostosis with endoscopy-assisted craniectomy and post-operative cranial orthosis therapy: 16-year experience. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 12, 207-219. STARscanner and STARband Craniosynostosis
Kaplan SL, Coulter C, et al. (2018). Physical therapy management of congenital muscular torticollis: A 2018 evidence-based clinical practice guideline from the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. Pediatr Phys Ther, 30(4), 240-290.
Kim SY, Park M-S, et al. (2013). Comparison of helmet therapy and counter positioning for deformational plagiocephaly. Ann Rehabil Med, 37(6), 785-795.
Klimo P, Lingo PR, et al. (2016). Congress of Neurological Surgeons systematic review and evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with positional plagiocephaly: The role of repositioning. Neurosurgery, 79(5), 627-629.
Lam S, Pan IW, et al. (2017). Factors influencing outcomes in the treatment of positional plagiocephaly in infants: A 7-year experience. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 19(3), 273-281.
Lam S, Luerssen TG, et al. (2017). The health belief model and factors associated with adherence to treatment recommendations for positional plagiocephaly. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 19(3), 282-288.
Lee HS, Kim SJ & Kwon J-Y (2018). Parents’ perspectives and clinical effectiveness of cranial-molding orthoses in infants with plagiocephaly. Ann Rehabil Med, 42(5), 737-747.
Mackel CE, Bonnar M, et al. (2017). The role of age and initial deformation on final cranial asymmetry in infants with plagiocephaly treated with helmet therapy. Pediatr Neurosurg, 52(5), 318-322.
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Naidoo SD & Cheng AL (2014). Long-term satisfaction and parental decision making about treatment of deformational plagiocephaly. J Craniofac Surg, 25(1), 160-165. STARscanner and STARband
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