Maxillary shape at the end of puberty in operated unilateral cleft lip and palate: A geometric morphometric

E Segna1, R H Khonsari1, M C Meazzini2

  • 1Service de Chirurgie Maxillofaciale et Chirurgie Plastique, filière maladies rares TeteCou, centre de référence maladies rares MAFACE, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Université Paris-Descartes, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France.

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