Palatoplasty Using Alveolar Ridge Incisions: A Novel Approach for Addressing Cleft Palate Deformities
Background:. Traditionally, plastic surgeons have performed palatoplasties using mucoperiosteal flaps with lateral incisions that are medial to the alveolar ridge. However, narrow flaps can cause limitations in some cases. To construct larger and wider flaps and minimize exposed bone after closure,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004275 |