Cleft palate repair by Furlow double opposing Z-plasty. II. Speech results and effects on maxillary growth.
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An anatomic evaluation of the furlow double opposing Z-plasty technique of cleft palate repair.
The aim of this investigation was to examine velar anatomy following the Furlow double opposing Z-plasty in order to analyse the theoretical effects of this technique. Thirty patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate who underwent primary Furlow palatoplasties between 1989 and 1994 were reviewed. The mean age at the time of surgery was 6.4 months. Evaluation was performed at a mean time of 2....
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 1995
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.41.220