Metopic synostosis, also known as trigonocephaly, is a form of craniosynostosis in which the metopic suture—the fibrous seam running from the top of the head ...

Brachycephaly is a cranial shape anomaly characterized by a disproportionately wide, “short” head. In a healthy infant, the skull bones are flexible, allowing ...

Posterior plagiocephaly is a condition in which the back part of an infant’s skull appears flattened or asymmetrical. Unlike general head shape variations, ...

Anterior plagiocephaly is a type of cranial asymmetry in which one side of a baby’s forehead and brow is flattened or misshapen. Unlike the more common ...

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 ...