The Skull

This book provides an in-depth review of the sutures of the skull. The premature closure of the sutures of the skull (craniosynostosis) due to genetic or metabolic etiologies results in typical progressive skull deformity, due to both the inhibition of growth caused by the affected cranial suture and associated compensatory expansion of the skull along the open ones.

Skull-base surgery is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure, which involves the surgeon inserting instruments through the natural openings in the skull—the nose or mouth—or by making a small hole just above the eyebrow. This type of surgery requires a team of specialists, which may include ENT (ear, nose, and throat), maxillofacial and neurosurgeons, as well as radiologists. The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) has a unique anatomical bone and neurovascular structure, which not only separates the subaxial cervical spine but also provides a special cranial flexion, extension and axial rotation pattern. As such, a sound knowledge of the basic principles of spine instrumentation and the region’s kinematics are essential when it comes to strategic preoperative planning.

Skull-base surgery is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure, which involves the surgeon inserting instruments through the natural openings in the skull—the nose or mouth—or by making a small hole just above the eyebrow. This type of surgery requires a team of specialists, which may include ENT (ear, nose, and throat), maxillofacial and neurosurgeons, as well as radiologists. The craniovertebral junction (CVJ) has a unique anatomical bone and neurovascular structure, which not only separates the subaxial cervical spine but also provides a special cranial flexion, extension and axial rotation pattern. As such, a sound knowledge of the basic principles of spine instrumentation and the region’s kinematics are essential when it comes to strategic preoperative planning.

Last year, the Philadelphia rapper and producer Lushlife released his mixtape My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are In Power. This year, he’s teamed up with the Austin, Texas producer Botany to form a new project called the Skull Eclipses. They’ll release their self-titled debut album later this year, which will, at least according to a press release, be influenced by the electronic music of the late ’90s and early ’00s. The Skull Eclipses have also shared the rippling, tubulent first single “Pillars,” which also features Shabazz Palaces’ Baba Maraire and Ava Luna’s Felicia Douglass. Check it out below.

Last year, the Philadelphia rapper and producer Lushlife released his mixtape My Idols Are Dead + My Enemies Are In Power. This year, he’s teamed up with the Austin, Texas producer Botany to form a new project called the Skull Eclipses. They’ll release their self-titled debut album later this year, which will, at least according to a press release, be influenced by the electronic music of the late ’90s and early ’00s. The Skull Eclipses have also shared the rippling, tubulent first single “Pillars,” which also features Shabazz Palaces’ Baba Maraire and Ava Luna’s Felicia Douglass. Check it out below.

This book provides an in-depth review of the sutures of the skull. The premature closure of the sutures of the skull (craniosynostosis) due to genetic or metabolic etiologies results in typical progressive skull deformity, due to both the inhibition of growth caused by the affected cranial suture and associated compensatory expansion of the skull along the open ones.