TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR SOFT PALATE REPAIR
Children with a cleft in the soft palate have difficulties with speech, swallowing, and sucking. Although surgical repair ameliorates soft palate function by joining the clefted muscles of the soft palate, optimal function is often not achieved. Adjuvant strategies based on tissue engineering may improve the outcome after surgery by approaching these specific issues.
Paola Liliana Carvajal Monroy
Nijmegen, Nl