Hairline indicators of craniofacial clefts.
The review of a complete series of Tessier craniofacial cleft patients presenting to the South Australian Cranio-facial Unit has identified within the hairline a regular marker of clefting. Tongue-like projections of the temporal and frontal hairline pointing in the direction of their respective clefts have been identified for Tessier clefts numbered 7 to 14. No hairline indicator was revealed in "southbound" clefts numbered 0 to 6 without "northbound" extension. The hairline markers of laterally and superiorly bound clefts are a complementary element of the Tessier classification system.
South Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide.
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Moore
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David
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Cooter
D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans