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Skull bossing is a descriptive term in medical physical examination indicating a protuberance of the skull, most often in the frontal bones of the forehead ("frontal bossing"). Although prominence of the skull bones may be normal, skull bossing may be associated with certain medical conditions, [ 1 ] including nutritional, metabolic, hormonal ...
Compensatory growth occurs forward at the coronal suture and backward at the lambdoid suture giving respectively a prominent forehead, called frontal bossing, and a prominent back portion of the head, called coning. [10] [11] This is the most common form of craniosynostosis. [13]
The Type III forehead is the most common situation and occurs in more than 90% of patients. The forehead, in this situation, has a prominent bossing across the top of the brows, and that bossing is overly projected. A frontal sinus is present. The thinness of the sinus precludes using exclusively rotary instruments to thin the bone.
Patients with KOS also have a facial dysmorphism, such as: frontal bossing, excessive hair growth on forehead, depressed nasal bridge, micrognathia with/or retrognathia, full cheeks, webbed neck, protruding philtrum. [2
Smith-Kingsmore syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that is caused by gain-of-function mutation in a gene MTOR.The facial features of this syndrome are triangular face with a pointed chin, frontal bossing, hypertelorism, eyes with downslanting palpebral fissures, a flat nasal bridge, a long philtrum.
The compensatory head-growth forward at the coronal suture gives a prominent forehead, frontal bossing and a prominent back of the head, called coning. [5] The incidence of scaphocephaly is 2.8 per 10,000 births in the Netherlands; therefore, it is the most common form of craniosynostosis. [6] [7]
Peyton Manning’s ever-growing forehead has been a hilarious talking point for fans across the league. The star quarterback has always had self-awareness and that was on fully display tonight.
Paget's disease affecting the skull may cause frontal bossing, increased hat size, and headaches. Often patients may develop loss of hearing in one or both ears [ 7 ] due to auditory foramen narrowing and resultant compression of the nerves in the inner ear.