Predictive Factors for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Primary Cleft Palate Repair.
Brady J AndersonKasra N FallahAustin A LignieresJoseph K MoffittKim-Loan LuuAlfredo CepedaIrene L DoringoPhuong D NguyenJohn F TeichgraeberMatthew R GreivesPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2021)
Length of follow-up, posterior fistulae, and genetic diagnoses are associated with VPI formation. Furlow repair may protect against formation of VPI. Use of allograft, Veau class, birth type, birth weight, and race are not independently associated with VPI formation.
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