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Predictive validity of the GOSLON Yardstick index in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate: A systematic review

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  • Cindy Buj-Acosta
  • Vanessa Paredes-Gallardo
  • José María Montiel-Company
  • Alberto Albaladejo
  • Carlos Bellot-Arcís

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Among the various indices developed for measuring the results of treatment in patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), the GOSLON Yardstick index is the most widely used to assess the efficacy of treatment and treatment outcomes, which in UCLP cases are closely linked to jaw growth. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review to validate the predictability of growth using the GOSLON Yardstick in patients born with UCLP. A systematic literature review was conducted in four Internet databases: Medline, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Embase, complemented by a manual search and a further search in the databases of the leading journals that focus on this topic. An electronic search was also conducted among grey literature. The search identified a total of 131 articles. Duplicated articles were excluded and after reading titles and abstracts, any articles not related to the research objective were excluded, leaving a total of 21 texts. After reading the complete text, only three articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The results showed a predictive validity of between 42.2% and 64.7%, which points to a lack of evidence in the literature for the predictive validity of the GOSLON Yardstick index used in children born with UCLP.

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  • Cindy Buj-Acosta & Vanessa Paredes-Gallardo & José María Montiel-Company & Alberto Albaladejo & Carlos Bellot-Arcís, 2017. "Predictive validity of the GOSLON Yardstick index in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate: A systematic review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0178497
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178497
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