title: [Fracture of the thyroid cartilage and fixation with miniplate: a case report].
abstract: Laryngeal traumas are rarely seen. A tracheostomy was performed in a 39-year-old male patient who developed dyspnea following a neck trauma. Computed tomography examination revealed fracture of the thyroid cartilage. He was treated successfully by open reduction and miniplate fixation. No problems were detected in airway patency and voice quality on postoperative controls. No complications were encountered within a follow-up period of five months.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Otolaryngology, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. ozansezen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ozan Seymen
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Sezen
authors.forename: Seref
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unver
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eken
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy
vernacular_title: Tiroit kartilaj kiriğinin mini-plak ile onarimi: olgu sunumu.