Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident
Severe laryngeal trauma is rare in the civilian environment and requires appropriate and timely surgical intervention. We report a case from Sydney, Australia, which was managed with open reduction and internal fixation of the larynx with resorbable plates. The use of resorbable plates for operative...
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| description | Severe laryngeal trauma is rare in the civilian environment and requires appropriate and timely surgical intervention. We report a case from Sydney, Australia, which was managed with open reduction and internal fixation of the larynx with resorbable plates. The use of resorbable plates for operative fixation of the larynx has rarely been reported in literature but may be a viable alternative. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c3d61045fdf47a0956b7ae6fa2584202025-02-03T01:04:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/827902827902Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike AccidentSang Hwang0Samuel McGinness1Sim Choroomi2Ian Jacobson3Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, AustraliaDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, AustraliaDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, AustraliaDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW 2031, AustraliaSevere laryngeal trauma is rare in the civilian environment and requires appropriate and timely surgical intervention. We report a case from Sydney, Australia, which was managed with open reduction and internal fixation of the larynx with resorbable plates. The use of resorbable plates for operative fixation of the larynx has rarely been reported in literature but may be a viable alternative.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/827902 |
| spellingShingle | Sang Hwang Samuel McGinness Sim Choroomi Ian Jacobson Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident |
| title_full | Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident |
| title_fullStr | Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident |
| title_full_unstemmed | Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident |
| title_short | Near-Complete Supraglottic Transection of the Larynx after a Motorbike Accident |
| title_sort | near complete supraglottic transection of the larynx after a motorbike accident |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/827902 |
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