Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery
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Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi · Jun 2013
[Modified closed reduction for the arytenoid cartilage dislocation].
To investigate the clinical characteristics of arytenoid cartilage dislocation and the outcome of modified closed reduction. ⋯ Some cases of arytenoid dislocation were accompanied by an recurrent laryngeal nerve abnormality (mostly temporary and resolved after a reduction). The modified reduction technique under local anesthesia can restore patients' voice and vocal fold mobility within 6 weeks after dislocation. Nevertheless, the causes of vocal fold immobility following blunt laryngeal trauma were complicated, so the curative effect of arytenoids reduction in those cases may be limited by cicatricial contracture of laryngeal injured tissue.