THE RATIONALE FOR VELAR CLOSURE AS A PRIMARY PROCEDURE IN THE REPAIR OF CLEFT PALATE DEFECTS

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†Chairman Dept. Plastic Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, Ill.; Head of Dept. of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin ‡Senior Assistant Dental Surgeon (R) U.S.P.H..S. Investigations carried out during tenure of Special Research Fellowship of the National Institute of Dental Research, National Institute of Health. Cleft Palate Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois