• Thyroplasty is a phonosurgical technique designed to improve the voice by altering the thyroid cartilage of the larynx (the voice box), which houses the...
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  • first surgical intervention developed, called relaxation thyroplasty or tetrusion thyroplasty, involves a bilateral excision of 2 to 3 mm vertical strips...
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  • Arytenoid adduction is often performed in conjunction with medialization thyroplasty. One of the key functions of the larynx is phonation, the production...
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  • Gaffigan's left vocal fold remained paralyzed, and she underwent type 1 thyroplasty to restore her voice in 2019. Gaffigan wrote a book about her diagnosis...
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    Kennedy said he traveled to Kyoto, Japan, for Type II thyroplasty (lateralization thyroplasty),[citation needed] in which a titanium bridge was inserted...
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  • patients with significant paralysis at 12 months post-onset, medialization thyroplasty may be suggested. This surgical procedure introduces a shim between the...
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  • resection, selective laryngeal adductor denervation-reinnervation (SLAD-R), thyroplasty, thyroarytenoid myectomy, and laryngeal nerve crush. Recurrent laryngeal...
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  • and voice analysis is used to study the effectiveness of Thyroplasty (medialization thyroplasty) improvements on the vocal cords after the surgery. Traditional...
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    replaced or the vocal cords can be pushed together with a bulk injection or thyroplasty. A bulk injection involves adding a filler substance to the paralyzed...
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  • Jiang, Jack J. (2013-11-16). "Combined type IIIB with bilateral type I thyroplasty for pitch lowering with maintenance of vocal fold tension". European...
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