From: Ten-year experience of more than 35,000 orofacial clefts in Africa
Type of surgery | Number* | Percent | Average age at surgery (years) | M:F ratio** | Hospital stay length (days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary lip/ nose U/L** | 19,058 | 68.36 | 9.90 | 1.48 | 4.27 |
Primary lip/ nose B/L** | 3,302 | 11.84 | 8.83 | 1.63 | 5.04 |
Lip/ nose revision | 1,168 | 4.19 | 14.04 | 1.03 | 4.53 |
Primary cleft palate | 3,193 | 11.45 | 6.39 | 1.21 | 5.29 |
Secondary cleft palate | 282 | 1.01 | 9.05 | 0.99 | 3.31 |
Fistula repair | 545 | 1.95 | 8.35 | 1.15 | 4.50 |
Alveolar bone graft | 42 | 0.15 | 13.2 | 0.68 | 4.96 |
Other | 290 | 1.04 | 8.23 | 1.13 | 4.6 |
Total* | 27,880 | 100 | 9.34 | 1.42 | 4.5 |