Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
Positional cranial deformities are frequently observed in early infancy. The lack of a clinically proven measure to quantify the severity and change of positional cranial deformities makes the treatment of cranial deformities controversial. The use of anthropometric measurements is a recommended method. Although anthropometric measurements with calipers have controversial anthropometric measurement values in the literature, it remains the most practical and cheapest tool for deciding on a cranial helmet and monitoring the effectiveness of the helmet. In this study, the reliability and validity of this measurement method were investigated. Traditional anthropometric measurements of the infants’ heads were taken by one researcher while the second researcher scanned the infant’s head and determined the anthropometric values in the scan. Cranial measurements of metal calipers, 3D calipers and scan data using the TALEE program were compared in infants diagnosed with plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and asymmetric brachycephaly. Right ft-left ld, left ft-right ld, left ft-right ld, cranial width and length values were evaluated as measurement parameters and mean, SD, variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients were