title: Measuring the cleft deformity.
abstract: Comparative studies in cleft lip and palate patients are difficult because of the difficulty in documenting them. Both qualitative assessment and quantitative measurements are needed so that a more meaningful comparison of long-term results could then be made. The different protocols used previously by various authors were reviewed and a protocol was drawn up for the Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital. This was used for a trial period and then revised. The difficulty in measurement lay mainly in determining the accurate anthropometric points on the face from which measurements were made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ngim
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008046:Lip / Q000473:pathology; D008838:Microcomputers; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D012984:Software