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Cranial Sutures

Cranial Sutures is a fibrous connective tissue joint that uniquely unites the flat bones of the neurocranium in a rigid, interlocking manner to provide structural integrity while allowing minimal flexibility during cranial development and growth.

789

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40.2K

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2.5K

Authors

883

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2017–2026

94

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Cranial Suture

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Children

Publications

789

Ectocranial suture closure: A revised method for the determination of skeletal age at death based on the lateral‐anterior sutures

Richard S. Meindl, C. Owen Lovejoy · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1985 · 1.6K citations

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Closure of neurocentral sutures during crocodilian ontogeny: Implications for maturity assessment in fossil archosaurs

Christopher A. Brochu · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology · 1996 · 557 citations

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Craniosynostosis

David Johnson, Andrew O.M. Wilkie · European Journal of Human Genetics · 2011 · 469 citations · Full text

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The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones

Hu Zhao, Jifan Feng, Thach‐Vu Ho et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2015 · 429 citations · Full text

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FGF-, BMP- and Shh-mediated signalling pathways in the regulation of cranial suture morphogenesis and calvarial bone development

Hyun‐Jung Kim, David Rice, Päivi Kettunen et al. · Development · 1998 · 413 citations

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Authors

2.5K

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    Michael T. Longaker

    Stanford University, United States

    38 publications · 2.2K citations

    26

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  2. MP
    Mark P. Mooney

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    22 publications · 626 citations

    17

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  3. JA
    John A. Persing

    Yale University, United States

    17 publications · 1.2K citations

    15

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  4. ML
    Matthew L. Speltz

    University of Washington, United States

    16 publications · 911 citations

    14

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  5. ML
    Michael L. Cunningham

    University of Washington, United States

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

883

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    24 h-index

    155 publications

    7K citations

  2. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    22 h-index

    87 publications

    5K citations

  3. Neurological Surgery

    Rockville Centre, United States

    17 h-index

    57 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, United States

    17 h-index

    64 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    17 h-index

    101 publications

    3K citations

  6. New York University

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    81 publications

    5.5K citations

  7. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, United States

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    3.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

    87 publications · 5K citations

    40

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  2. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

    80 publications · 3K citations

    31

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 49 publications · 2.2K citations

    24

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  4. Journal of neurosurgery

    JNS · 25 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

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  5. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    30 publications · 3.4K citations

    20

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