Jason Silvestre|Marten N. Basta|John P. Fischer|Kristen M. Lowe|Rosario Mayro|Oksana A. Jackson
Minority and Public Insurance Status: Is there a Delay to Alveolar Bone Grafting Surgery?
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia|University of Pennsylvania|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
study sought determine timing alveolar bone grafting abg surgery among children cleft lip without cleft palate clp regard race insurance statusa retrospective chart review consecutive patients receiving abg surgery conducted multivariate regression model constructed using predetermined clinical demographic variablesa large urban cleft referral centernonsyndromic patients clp eligible study inclusionabg surgery using autogenous bone harvested anterior iliac crestthe primary outcome interest age abg surgerya total 233 patients underwent abg surgery 81 23 years age african american hispanic patients received delayed abg surgery compared caucasian patients approximately 1 year p 05 difference abg surgery timing insurance status p 05the timing abg surgery varied race insurance status greater resources may needed ensure timely delivery cleft care african american hispanic children