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Vocal cord paralysis following approaches to the anterior cervical spine
Author(s) -
Heeneman Hans
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197301000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , paralysis , cord , cervical spine , vocal cord paralysis , spinal cord , surgery , recurrent laryngeal nerve , thyroid , psychiatry
The charts of 85 patients who had undergone an approach to the anterior cervical spine between 1966 to 1970 were reviewed. Nine of them (11 percent) showed postoperative voice changes, three of those had permanent vocal cord paralysis. The possible causes of recurrent nerve damage are discussed.