INTRODUCTION
Among the most important goals of reconstructing the cleft palate are the restoration of normal anatomic separation of the oral and nasal cavities, normal speech, and maintenance of ear function. 1
Surgical repair of the hard and soft palates has enormous functional implications for the child with cleft lip and palate. The eventual quality of the child’s speech, facial growth, mastication, and breathing are directly or indirectly dependent on the effectiveness of the surgery provided.2
There are varieties of surgical options for palatal repair the most popular of which are the Van Langenbeck’s bipedical flaps, the Veau-Wardill-Kilner V-Y pushback,the furlow Z-palatoplasty and the two flap palatoplasty.3-8
The study of Meazzini
Among the most important goals of reconstructing the cleft palate are the restoration of normal anatomic separation of the oral and nasal cavities, normal speech, and maintenance of ear function. 1
Surgical repair of the hard and soft palates has enormous functional implications for the child with cleft lip and palate. The eventual quality of the child’s speech, facial growth, mastication, and breathing are directly or indirectly dependent on the effectiveness of the surgery provided.2
There are varieties of surgical options for palatal repair the most popular of which are the Van Langenbeck’s bipedical flaps, the Veau-Wardill-Kilner V-Y pushback,the furlow Z-palatoplasty and the two flap palatoplasty.3-8
The study of Meazzini