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Types of craniosynostoses (see text for details)
| Deformity | Suture (incidence, %) |
|---|---|
| Dolichocephaly | Sagittal (50-58) |
| Scaphocephaly | Sagittal |
| Brachycephaly | Bicoronal (20-29) |
| Anterior plagiocephaly | Unicoronal |
| Turricephaly | Bilateral lambdoid (2-4) |
| Posterior plagiocephaly | Unilateral lambdoid |
| Trigonocephaly | Metopic (4-10) |
| Oxycephaly | Sagittal + coronal |
| Kleeblattschädel | Sagittal + coronal + lambdoid |
(See text for details)
