Comparative Outcomes Assessment of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction and Oronasal Fistula: Implications of Muscle Repair in Palatoplasty
Levator muscle repair is associated with markedly improved outcomes after palatoplasty, challenging the notion that significant dissection and suture repair of the muscle would lead to subsequent scarring and compromise of clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Sameer Shakir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0992-0308)
- Morgan Lucero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7512-6836)
- David Y. Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-0945)
- Kristen A. Klement (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4068-3008)
- Riley M. McCarty
- Kant Y. Lin
- José M. Zepeda
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000011820
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00