title: [Functional reinnervation of the larynx. Experimental study (author's transl)].
abstract: This study of reinnervation of the larynx results from the research for a functional method of treatment for laryngeal paralysis of peripheral origin. The physiological reality of reinnervation of a denervated muscle by a nerve other than that anatomically destined for it, or "neurotisation", is now an established fact. This experimental study in 12 dogs consisted of neurotisation of a posterior crico-thyroid muscle, denervated by section of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, by implantation of a graft of sub-hyoid muscle with a nerve pedicle. Only one positive result at six months was seen. 8 failures could be explained by the absence of ventilatory difficulty necessary for the sub-hyoid muscles to be brought into action, and the other 3 failures two months after the operation by muscular fibrosis of the graft before neurotisation could occur. Physiology and the experience of other teams justify the continuation of this study.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Réinnervation fonctionnelle du larynx. Etude expérimentale.