BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2002;15:250–254 Acleft lip/palate deformity occurs in approximately one in every 700 live births in the USA (1). Jaw growth in the population of patients with unrepaired cleft lip and palate is generally favorable (2–6). No significant difference exists between patients with and those without such deformities in the distribution of vertical or anteroposterior skeletal jaw relat...

Nonsyndromic cleft lip & palate is a congenital deformity of multifactorial origin. Various etiologic candidate genes have been reported with conflicting results, according to the race and population studied. Numerous efforts made understand etiology cleft/palate so as predict its occurrence thus enable prevention. The FGF regulation pathway also plays major role in craniofacial development. FG...

The treatment of patients with unilateral cleft lip has undergone significant development during the last decades. With better understanding of the anatomy of the unilateral cleft lip and nasal deformities, primary correction of the nasal deformity at the time of lip repair, critical evaluation of short and long-term results following various treatment protocols, and constant striving for perfe...

A Hanwoo cow with a delayed gestation and abdominal distension was delivered following PGF2α injection. There excessive amniotic fluid, male calf but died immediately. The had no eyes nose, cleft palate on the upper jaw. Gross appearance computed tomography image showed that teeth were spread out both sides due to in jaw, lower jaw positioned upward. other brain parts except cerebellum. These f...

congenital radial club hand is an intercalary or terminal deficiency characterized by radial deviation of the hand, marked shortening of the forearm, and generalized underdevelopment of the extremity. we performed centralization of the ulna in 12 forearms of 10 patients with severe congenital radial club hands. the mean follow up was 42 months after operation (24 to 68 months). the mean age at ...

INTRODUCTION Cleft lip and palate is the most common congenital craniofacial deformity. Up to 80 % of this population has a skeletal defect. While the surgical procedures for reconstructing the skeletal defects in children with facial clefts is well established [1, 2], it remains unclear how the cleft leads to the alteration in the stress/strain distribution within the maxillary palate, the alv...

BACKGROUND A cross-sectional study was performed to describe the upper limb deformity and function in cerebral palsy patients and to determine the correlation of deformity, spasticity, motor control, and sensation to hand function in the said population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients satisfying our inclusion criteria underwent physical, sensory, and functional assessment using a stand...

Isolated limb reduction defects occur in approximately 1 in 2000 live births within which central ray anomalies are an important subgroup. Most affected persons have mild or moderate functional impairment. Considerable psychological morbidity may also occur. While there have been major strides forwards in our understanding of vertebrate limb development, the mechanisms responsible for central r...