title: John Stephenson's cleft palate.
abstract: An account of the history surrounding the first successful surgical repair of a cleft palate, with excerpts from the patient's narrative.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA. lfurlow@cox.net
authors.forename: Leonard T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Furlow
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000266:history*; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000266:history*