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Table 7 Number, gender ratio, and complication rate of each repair type

From: Ten-year experience of more than 35,000 orofacial clefts in Africa

Type of repair

Number

Percent

M:F ratio**

Percent complications

Unilateral lip repair techniques

    

Rotation advancement

17,608

87.86

1.48

0.91

Triangular

1,318

6.58

1.58

0.99

Other

1,114

5.56

1.34

1.7

Sub-total

20,040

72.71

  

Bilateral lip repair techniques

    

Straight line

2,027

56.72

1.51

2.2

Forked flap

794

22.22

1.31

3.7

Other

753

21.07

1.16

2.5

Sub-total

3,574

12.97

  

Palate repair techniques

    

Langenbeck

1,972

49.98

1.34

6.3

Pushback

512

12.98

1.26

5.3

Other

1,462

37.05

1.30

3.8

Sub-total

3,946

14.32

  

Total*

27,560

100

1.44

100

  1. *The total number of patients with a recorded type of repair technique is 27,560.
  2. **Abbreviation: M:F ratio male: female ratio.