title: Evolution of methods of uranostaphyloplasty exemplified by the analysis of 1118 primary operations for congenital palatal defects.
abstract: Of a total of 1118 uranostaphyloplasties in a maxillofacial hospital in Kiev, 819 have been operated on since 1980 by a new technique; 424 (52%) of these were in children under the age of 3 years. Analysis of the anatomical and the functional results of the operation, anthropometric studies, and data on logopaedic training showed that the proposed method of uranostaphyloplasty (cleft-palate repair) was effective both anatomically and functionally.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Clinical Hospital No. 7, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Kharkov
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004576:Electromyography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation; D010156:Palatal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012426:Russia; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques