Optimal Timing of Cleft Palate Closure

Autor: Edward J. Love, Rod J. Rohrich, Byrd Hs, Donnell F. Johns
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 106:413-422
ISSN: 0032-1052
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200008000-00026
Popis: Treatment objectives for the cleft palate patient--normal speech, normal maxillofacial growth, and normal hearing--are closely related. Controversy about the timing of cleft palate surgery is directed at the need for early palatoplasty for improved speech and hearing versus delayed hard palate repair for undisturbed facial growth. This controversy as to the value of early versus delayed closure continues into the present. The authors present an updated argument regarding this controversy along with a comprehensive literature review. They also present a logical algorithm based on the literature and their personal experience.
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