case_images: PMC9632957_01
case_images: (A1) Front view on admission; (A2) side view on admission; (B1) traction; (B2) oral feeding in traction; (C1) front view after removing the wire; (C2) side view after removing the wire; (D1) cleft palate repair; (D2) cleft palate repair; (E) after cleft palate repair, visible the central incisors and lateral incisors.
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case_images: F1
case_images: Mandible was hauled continuously with external wire traction equipment, and traction weight was gradually reduced from 150 g until the traction wire was removed 35 days later (Figures 1B,C).
case_images: From left to right are CT images on preoperative day 1, postoperative day 28, postoperative 1 year 2 months. CT images showed the distance between the base of tongue and posterior pharynx wall was 1.4 mm, 6.4 mm, 13.6 mm.
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case_images: F2
case_images: CT examination was repeated on postoperative day 6, 11, 16, 28 showed the distance between the base of tongue and posterior pharynx wall was 6.6 mm, 6.7 mm, 6.7 mm and 6.4 mm (Figure 2). CT examination showed the distance between the base of tongue and posterior pharynx wall was 13.6 mm (Figure 2).