title: A comparative study of surgical results with rotation-advancement and triangular flap techniques in unilateral cleft lip.
abstract: This paper presents a randomised comparative study of surgical results of unilateral cleft lip repair with 58 rotation-advancement and 50 triangular flap repairs, the two commonly used types of repair at present, carried out over a period of 6 years. The surgical results following both repairs were assessed on a scoring basis. No significant difference was found in overall postoperative appearance of lip and nose between the two types of repair. As a result, we recommend either technique for unilateral cleft of the lip.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Chowdri
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Darzi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ashraf
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*