Regaining a voice: thyroplasty--a review.
Type 1 thyroplasty is a useful technique in patients suffering from a weak, breathy voice as a result of a paralysed vocal cord. It has the advantages over injection techniques that it can easily be performed under local anaesthesia, the surgery can be adjusted in order to produce the best possible voice and the mucosal wave is undisturbed with this technique.
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
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D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*