Abstract:Abstract:ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical characteristics and diagnosis of arytenoid cartilage dislocation as well as its treatment with arytenoid reduction. MethodsClinical data of 17 patients suffering from arytenoid cartilage dislocation treated with closed reduction in our department from July 2014 to April 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. The analyzed data included the cause, treatment method and opportunity along with the curative effect. ResultsOf all the 17 patients, closed arytenoid reduction was successfully performed in 2 cases at once, 3 cases after two times. The remaining 12 cases received reduction for 3-4 times. Although 6 of them did not regain normal movement, their GRBAS for sound quality got improved significantly.ConclusionsArytenoid reduction is an effective treatment method for arytenoid cartilage dislocation. The shorter the course the better the treatment effect can be achieved. However, the patients with long course can still get effective improvement of the sound quality by this procedure.
