TY - JOUR
T1 - The palate analogue
T2 - An approach to understanding velopharyngeal function
AU - Lee Dellon, A.
AU - Hoopes, John E.
PY - 1970
Y1 - 1970
N2 - A model for velopharyngeal function, the palate analogue, has been described. The palate analogue is basically a manual analogue computer which is " programmed " to " read out " visually in terms of velopharyngeal incompetence and type of closure after being " fed " such data as levator insertion, depth of nasopharynx, and soft palate length. The palate analogue's ability to predict the relationships between the complex anatomical variables of velopharyngeal function is presented, and these predictions are compared with data obtained from cineradiographic analysis of patients with normal and cleft palate speech. Applications of the palate analogue to the fields of anatomy, speech pathology and surgery are discussed.
AB - A model for velopharyngeal function, the palate analogue, has been described. The palate analogue is basically a manual analogue computer which is " programmed " to " read out " visually in terms of velopharyngeal incompetence and type of closure after being " fed " such data as levator insertion, depth of nasopharynx, and soft palate length. The palate analogue's ability to predict the relationships between the complex anatomical variables of velopharyngeal function is presented, and these predictions are compared with data obtained from cineradiographic analysis of patients with normal and cleft palate speech. Applications of the palate analogue to the fields of anatomy, speech pathology and surgery are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0007-1226(70)80051-0
DO - 10.1016/S0007-1226(70)80051-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 5469597
AN - SCOPUS:0014823406
SN - 0007-1226
VL - 23
SP - 256
EP - 261
JO - British Journal of Plastic Surgery
JF - British Journal of Plastic Surgery
IS - C
ER -