[The usage of inferior turbinate mucoperiosteal flap for repairing cleft palate].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate a technique for closing the cleft of nasal aspect at the junction of the hard and soft palate and ensuring the wound healing well during the procedures of repairing broad cleft palate.


METHODS
A inferior turbinate mucoperiosteal flap based posterior is designed and transposed to the junction of the hard and soft palate for decreasing the tension effectively and closing the cleft easily.


RESULTS
All of the patients showed wound healing well and no distinct scars or palatal fistula.


CONCLUSIONS
It is a simple and effective technique to decrease the tension and close the cleft of nasal aspect at the junction of the hard and soft palate with inferior turbinate mucoperiosteal flap.
Jing
Yong-jun
YJ
Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100041, China.
Huang
Jia-jing
JJ
Zhao
Min
M
Zhuang
Hong-xing
HX
Xiong
Bin
B
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010521:Periosteum / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014420:Turbinates