title: Presurgical infant orthopedics.
abstract: This article focuses on current practices and controversy in the area of presurgical infant orthopedics in patients born with cleft lip and palate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. pradip.shetye@nyumc.org
authors.forename: Pradip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Shetye
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry; D011300:Preoperative Care; D059039:Standard of Care; D015607:Stents; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome