Evolution of methods of uranostaphyloplasty exemplified by the analysis of 1118 primary operations for congenital palatal defects.

Of a total of 1118 uranostaphyloplasties in a maxillofacial hospital in Kiev, 819 have been operated on since 1980 by a new technique; 424 (52%) of these were in children under the age of 3 years. Analysis of the anatomical and the functional results of the operation, anthropometric studies, and data on logopaedic training showed that the proposed method of uranostaphyloplasty (cleft-palate repair) was effective both anatomically and functionally.