Coronal synostosis is a type of craniosynostosis, a condition in which one or more of the fibrous joints (sutures) between the bones of an infant’s skull close ...

Syndromic sagittal synostosis is a form of craniosynostosis in which the sagittal suture—the fibrous joint running lengthwise along the top of the skull—fuses ...

Sagittal synostosis is a form of craniosynostosis in which the sagittal suture—the fibrous joint running along the top of the skull from front to back—fuses ...

Dolichocephaly is a cranial shape variation characterized by an elongated head from front to back, resulting in a disproportionately narrow width across the ...

Scaphocephaly, also known as dolichocephaly, is a specific form of craniosynostosis characterized by the premature fusion of the sagittal suture—the joint that ...

Syndromic unilateral cranial suture fusion—often termed syndromic unilateral coronal synostosis—occurs when one cranial suture on a single side of the skull ...

Lambdoid synostosis (also called lambdoid craniosynostosis) is a rare birth defect in which one or both of the lambdoid sutures at the back of an infant’s ...

Costal synostosis is a medical condition in which two or more ribs join together prematurely by bone (ossify), rather than remaining separate and flexible. In ...

Craniosynostosis is a birth condition in which one or more of the fibrous joints (sutures) between the bones of an infant’s skull close too early. Normally, ...

Unilateral cranial suture fusion—often called unilateral craniosynostosis—is a birth condition in which one of the joints (sutures) between the bones of an ...

Congenital bilateral vertebral fusion is a rare but important spinal anomaly in which two or more adjacent vertebral bones are joined together from birth. This ...

Congenital unilateral vertebral fusion is a birth condition in which two neighboring vertebrae on one side of the spine grow together instead of remaining ...

Contralateral pseudo-articulation is a specific form of lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) in which one side of the enlarged lumbar transverse process ...

Bilateral Complete Fusion refers to a congenital or acquired condition in which two adjacent bony structures—most commonly vertebrae—become fully united on ...

Unilateral complete fusion is a congenital or acquired condition in which two anatomical structures—most commonly adjacent vertebrae, bones of the skull, or ...

Bilateral pseudo-articulations refer to the presence of “false joints” on both sides of the spine, where the transverse processes of the lowest lumbar vertebra ...

Unilateral pseudo-articulation is a congenital spinal anomaly in which one transverse process (usually of L5) abnormally enlarges and forms a “false joint” ...

A transverse process is the bony projection on either side of a vertebra that serves as an attachment point for muscles and ligaments. In a dysplastic ...

Unilateral Dysplastic Transverse Process refers to a congenital anomaly in which one of the bony projections (transverse processes) on a vertebra of the spine ...

Pseudarthrosis fusion, often called nonunion, refers to the failure of bone segments to unite after an attempted surgical fusion, most commonly in the spine ...