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Ana Tache1, Maurice Y Mommaerts1
1Cleft and Craniofacial Team, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Objective:
This study assessed the rate of maxillary osteotomies after cleft palate surgery following a standardized two-stage palatoplasty protocol. In order to improve our treatment strategy, the results were compared with the data extracted from the literature by means of a systematic review.
Design:
Retrospective cohort study.
Patients:
Non-syndromic cleft lip, alveolus, and palate patients with complete records who underwent primary cleft palate surgery.
Intervention:
The incidence of midface hypoplasia after primary cleft surgery that required surgical intervention was retrospectively evaluated.
Results:
Of the final 51 patients included in our retrospective analysis, two required a maxillary repositioning osteotomy. The frequency was lower than reported in the literature. In the literature, there was no difference between patients treated according to a one-stage protocol (21%) and patients treated according to a two-stage protocol (20.8%), but a higher incidence of pharyngeal surgery was noted in the two-stage closure group. Only the cleft type, timing of hard palate closure, and orthodontic treatment proved to influence the need for maxillary osteotomy.
Conclusion:
Our protocol shows promising results and needs more validation.
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