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Functional matrix cleft repair: a common strategy for unilateral and bilateral clefts
1Children's Hospital Oakland, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA. nicaplast@aol.com
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|April 21, 2001
Abstract:
At first glance, the morphologies of unilateral and bilateral clefts appear quite distinct. So much so, that many authors describe them as separate entities altogether. This has given rise to disparate surgical strategies. This paper presents a unifying theory of pathogenesis and treatment.