title: Reviewing the orthognathic surgical care of the patient with cleft lip and palate: the single surgeon experience.
abstract: Patients with cleft lip and palate are best treated in a multidisciplinary setting and benefit from being treated by experienced surgeons in high-volume centers. We present the evaluation of 103 consecutive patients with cleft lip and palate treated by a senior craniofacial surgeon. The results of orthognathic surgery in respect to function, stability, cosmesis, and complications are audited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Jason E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Portnof
authors.forename: Haisong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Kenneth E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Salyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome