What is premature closure of the cranial suture?

  If, for various reasons, a cranial suture closes prematurely before the normal age, the surrounding cranial bones will have incomplete growth in a perpendicular direction to the ossified suture and compensatory overgrowth in the direction of the ossified suture.  If the frontal suture closes prematurely, it can lead to triangular head deformity, with triangular frontal bone and crestal protrusion in the frontal bone midline; if the unilateral coronal suture closes prematurely, it can lead to anterior oblique head deformity, asymmetry on both sides of the skull, flattening and recession of the unilateral frontal bone; if the sagittal suture closes prematurely, it can lead to navicular head deformity, shortening of the transverse diameter of the cranial cavity and growth of the anterior and posterior diameter; if the bilateral coronal suture closes prematurely, it can lead to short head deformity or pointed head Short head deformity is mainly manifested by shortening of anterior and posterior cranial cavity diameter and compensatory growth of transverse diameter, while pointed head deformity is mainly manifested by protrusion of the top of the cranial vault and posterior tilting of the frontal bone.  Craniofacial osteogenesis is caused by premature closure of multiple sutures at the base of the skull, which often manifests as severe recession in the middle of the face, protrusion of the eyes, retrusion of the jaw, etc. According to different clinical manifestations, it is divided into Crouzon syndrome, Apert syndrome, and so on. The above deformities, if not treated in time, will lead to increased cranial pressure, visual impairment, mental retardation, psychological and psychiatric disorders, which may seriously damage the physical and mental health of the child, and must be surgically corrected at the right time.