title: [Quarter section cricoid split: its effect on cartilage growth in rabbits].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of the quarter-section cricoid split on cartilage growth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The rabbits were killed 8 months after surgery of anterior, anteroposterior and quarter section cricoid split. The larynxes were harvested and the cross sectional areas of the cricoid cartilage were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant in the cross sectional area of the cricoid cartilage of any of the four groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quarter section cricoid split has no adverse effect on subsequent growth of cricoid cartilage and animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710038, China. lz_yuxing@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wenxian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Pengfei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yongzhu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jiasheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Longfang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011817:Rabbits