Abstract
We investigated brachydactylic change and the variation of carpal bones in 115 patients with cleft lip and cleft palate (from 6 to 12 years old) according to the method of Sugiura.
Results: 1) The incidence of brachymesophalangy of the little finger with cleft lip and palate was higher than with normal, and it appeared frequently in patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate.2) The incidence of pseudoepephysis of the metacarpals with cleft lip and palate was almost the same as normal in males, but was higher than in normal females.3) The cases of 1. Double ossification conters in the epiphyseal cartilage of the Ulna,2. Double ossification conters in the epiphyseal of the tranpezoideum,3. Brachytelephalagy of the phalanx distalis of the fifth finger, and 4. Multiple cartilagious exstosis, which were rare skeletal changes, appeared in the patients with cleft lip and palate. The incidence of carpal bone change in the patients was higher than in normal persons.
