Bold leadership is needed for transforming health care.

Health care in the United States is going through significant changes and is at the forefront of the political landscape. While the health care debate rages on, leaders need to forge ahead and continue to work towards population-based health care and investing in their communities in a fiscally conscious way. Many innovations are happening but more needs to be done, especially in upstream services improving the health of the community.

Bone morphogenetic protein-induced repair of the premaxillary cleft.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the bony regeneration of premaxillary clefts in humans using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein type 2 in a collagen sponge carrier.

Patients And Methods: Twelve patients with unilateral clefted premaxillas were evaluated preoperatively and 4 months postoperatively. Ten patients were repaired with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein type 2 while 2 others were grafted with anterior iliac crest particulate marrow cancellous bone.