Classification of Cleft Lip/Palate: Then and Now. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Allori, Alexander C.; Mulliken, John B.; Meara, John G.; Shusterman, Stephen; Marcus, Jeffrey R.
• Is Part Of: Cleft palate-craniofacial journal. Volume 54:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 188
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: classification -- cleft lip -- cleft palate -- nomenclature -- nosology -- ontology -- taxonomy -- terminology; Cleft palate -- Periodicals; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Cranial manipulation -- Periodicals; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Fente palatine -- Périodiques; Crâne -- Malformations -- Périodiques; Manipulation crânienne -- Périodiques; Crâne -- Malformations -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Face -- Malformations -- Chirurgie -- Périodiques; Cleft palate; Cranial manipulation; Face -- Abnormalities -- Surgery; Skull -- Abnormalities; Skull -- Abnormalities -- Surgery; Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Facial Bones -- abnormalities; Skull -- abnormalities; Periodicals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.522
• DOI: 10.1597/14-080
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-6656

Abstract

Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is phenotypically diverse, making classification difficult. This article explores the evolution of ideas regarding CL/P classification and includes the schemes described byDavis and Ritchie (1922), Brophy (1923), Veau (1931), Fogh-Andersen (1943), Kernahan and Stark (1958), Harkins et al. (1962), Broadbent et al. (1968), Spina (1973), and others. Based on these systems, a longhand structured form is proposed for describing CL/P in a way that is clear, comprehensive, and consistent. A complementary shorthand notation is also described to improve the utility and convenience of this structured form.