A comparative study of three palatoplasty techniques in wide cleft palates

The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate the effectiveness of various palatoplasty techniques for the repair of cleft palates greater than 8mm in width. This prospective cohort study included 142 patients with complete cleft palate between September 2017 and January 2019. Among the patients, 60 underwent a modified palatoplasty with Furlow Z-plasty (MPFZP), 51 underwent a von Langenbeck (VL) repair, and 31 underwent a two-flap palatoplasty (2FP). The MPFZP technique was modified with bilateral relaxing incisions and a radical intravelar veloplasty.
Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Clinical Paper Source Type: research