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The lip index: an anthropometric tool to evaluate objectively the result of the Abbe flap procedure. 1998

F Vegter, and J W Mulder, and J J Hage
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

To evaluate objectively the outcome of the Abbe flap procedure, an anthropometric ratio--the lip index--is introduced. The lip index is the ratio of the labiale superius-tragion to the labiale inferius-tragion. It represents the protrusion of the upper lip in relation to the lower lip. It has been assessed in preoperative and postoperative photographs of 19 patients who underwent an Abbe flap procedure. The values were compared with the values found in noncleft patients. In all 19 patients, postoperative values were found to have normalized. This study indicates that the lips are in better harmony postoperatively than they were preoperatively.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008046 Lip Either of the two fleshy, full-blooded margins of the mouth. Philtrum,Lips,Philtrums
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000886 Anthropometry The technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.

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