From: Ten-year experience of more than 35,000 orofacial clefts in Africa
Type of repair | Number | Percent | M:F ratio** | Percent complications |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unilateral lip repair techniques | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rotation advancement | 17,608 | 87.86 | 1.48 | 0.91 |
Triangular | 1,318 | 6.58 | 1.58 | 0.99 |
Other | 1,114 | 5.56 | 1.34 | 1.7 |
Sub-total | 20,040 | 72.71 | Â | Â |
Bilateral lip repair techniques | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Straight line | 2,027 | 56.72 | 1.51 | 2.2 |
Forked flap | 794 | 22.22 | 1.31 | 3.7 |
Other | 753 | 21.07 | 1.16 | 2.5 |
Sub-total | 3,574 | 12.97 | Â | Â |
Palate repair techniques | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Langenbeck | 1,972 | 49.98 | 1.34 | 6.3 |
Pushback | 512 | 12.98 | 1.26 | 5.3 |
Other | 1,462 | 37.05 | 1.30 | 3.8 |
Sub-total | 3,946 | 14.32 | Â | Â |
Total* | 27,560 | 100 | 1.44 | 100 |