Whitaker Classification

Outcome after craniosynostosis and craniofacial surgery, graded by the further surgery the result calls for.

Method

The category reflects the surgeon's judgment of what further surgery the result calls for, rather than what was actually performed. It is widely used to report craniosynostosis outcomes.

Source: Whitaker LA, Bartlett SP, Schut L, Bruce D. Craniosynostosis: an analysis of the timing, treatment, and complications in 164 consecutive patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1987;80(2):195–212. Find on PubMed.

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