Attitude of Cleft Care Specialists in Africa towards Presurgical Orthopaedics.
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چکیده
OBJECTIVE To determine the attitude of cleft care specialists working in Africa towards pre-surgical orthopaedics. DESIGN A cross sectional study. SETTING Pan-African conference on cleft lip and palate in Nigeria. SUBJECTS Sixty cleft care specialists working in Africa. RESULTS The general attitude towards pre-surgicalorthopaedics was positive. Majority of the specialists employ pre-surgical orthopaedics before surgical repair. Fifty four (91%) of the specialists use plaster strapping for cases of bilateral cleft, five (8.3%) use nasoalveolar molding and one (2%) use feeding plate. Half of the specialists (50%) felt that pre-surgical orthopaedics is to be managed by orthodontists alone. There were significant difference in attitude towards pre-surgical orthopaedics between providers (p < 0.05). Orthodontists had a strong positive attitude towards pre-surgical orthopaedics than other specialists. Younger specialists had a more positive attitude towards pre-surgical orthopaedics than older specialists. CONCLUSION Cleft care specialists in Africa have a positive attitude towards pre-surgical orthopaedics. Majority of them use plaster strapping technique. Younger specialists have a more favorable attitude towards pre-surgical orthopaedics than older specialists.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- East African medical journal
دوره 89 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012