EVALUATION OF A COMBINATION OF THE ABBE FLAP AND THE LE-FORT-I OSTEOTOMY IN CLP PATIENTS

Authors
VANDERWAL KGH MULDER JW
Citation
Kgh. Vanderwal et Jw. Mulder, EVALUATION OF A COMBINATION OF THE ABBE FLAP AND THE LE-FORT-I OSTEOTOMY IN CLP PATIENTS, European journal of plastic surgery, 21(4), 1998, pp. 171-174
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
European journal of plastic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0930343X
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
171 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-343X(1998)21:4<171:EOACOT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present the experience with 4 adult CL P patients with severe maxillary hypoplasia and an unacceptable upper lip. This was corrected with a Le Fort I advancement osteotomy en bloc or in two segments, bone grafting the alveolar cleft if present and a n Abbe flap. The combination of a Le Fort I osteotomy and an Abbe flap resulted in satisfactory functional and aesthetic improvement in all 4 adult CLP patients without complications.