TY - JOUR
T1 - The Management of Blunt Fractures of the Thyroid Cartilage
AU - Bent, John P.
AU - Porubsky, Edward S.
PY - 1994/2
Y1 - 1994/2
N2 - Our experience with 20 cases of blunt fractures of the thyroid cartilage encountered over the last 15 years were reviewed. These injuries were classified into one of three categories: nondisplaced with minimal associated laryngeal injuries (four cases), moderately displaced with intralaryngeal defects (12 cases), and severe fractures with intralaryngeal avulsion injuries (four cases). Treatment consisted of either surgical reduction of fracture (and associated intralaryngeal injuries) or conservative, nonsurgical management. Results were graded subjectively as good, fair, or poor for airway and voice.
AB - Our experience with 20 cases of blunt fractures of the thyroid cartilage encountered over the last 15 years were reviewed. These injuries were classified into one of three categories: nondisplaced with minimal associated laryngeal injuries (four cases), moderately displaced with intralaryngeal defects (12 cases), and severe fractures with intralaryngeal avulsion injuries (four cases). Treatment consisted of either surgical reduction of fracture (and associated intralaryngeal injuries) or conservative, nonsurgical management. Results were graded subjectively as good, fair, or poor for airway and voice.
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U2 - 10.1177/019459989411000209
DO - 10.1177/019459989411000209
M3 - Article
C2 - 8108155
AN - SCOPUS:0028215781
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 110
SP - 195
EP - 202
JO - Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 2
ER -