No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 35
- Unilateral cleft lip and palate: 10
- Cleft palate only: 15
- Pierre Robin Sequence: 4
Treatment Funded by State for National Residents
- Surgery costs: All
- Speech and Language Therapy costs: Part
- Orthodontic costs: Part
Comment on the service provision:
NHS in Spain is divided in different subservices for differents communities. Orthodontics is provided in some and not in others
Primary surgical protocol
Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3-5 months
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3-5 months
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 9-12 months
Record collection protocol
Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes
Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? Yes
Research
Want to particpate in research? yes
Participation in inter-centre studies?
Current Research
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Details of projects: | Member of the UCM Research Group ( Complutense University , Madrid) Several projects on the development of cleft palate; currently working with clefts dogs developping a minimally invasive technique for cleft palate repair |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | Elena Martınez-Sanz, Mohammad H. Alkhraisat, Irene Paradas, Yamila Lopez, Estela Maldonado, Beatriz Gonzalez-Meli, Beatriz Berenguer, Enrique Lopez-Cabarcos, Maria Luisa Martınez, and Concepcion Martınez-Alvarez T: Osteoinduction in the Palatal Submucosa by Injecting BMP-2 on 2 Different Carriers R: J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Mar;23(2):594-8. Elena Martinez-Sanz, Inmaculada Casado-Gómez, Concepción Martín, Yamila López-Gordillo, Pablo González, Cruz Rodriguez, Irene Paradas, Beatriz González-Meli, Estela Maldonado, Carmen Maestro, JC. Prados, Concepción Martinez-Alvarez * A new technique for feeding dogs with a congenital cleft palate for surgical research Elena Martinez-Sanz, Inmaculada Casado-Gómez, Concepción Martín, Yamila López-Gordillo, Pablo González, Cruz Rodriguez, Irene Paradas, Beatriz González-Meli, Estela Maldonado, Carmen Maestro, JC. Prados, Concepción Martinez-Alvarez * A new technique for feeding dogs with a congenital cleft palate for surgical research |
| Research grant funding received: | Yes |
| Details of funding: | FISS grant |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Dr Beatriz Gonzalez-Meli (Plastic Surgeon)
Dr Maria Jose Cimadevilla (orthodontist)
Non-clinical and laboratory research
Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Dr Beatriz Gonzalez Meli (Plastic Surgeon)
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
Laboratory genetics/genomics research: Yes
Animal models research: Yes