Nerve-muscle pedicle reinnervation of the paralyzed vocal cord.

Authors: Goding GS Jr

Abstract: Reinnervation offers great potential for the rehabilitation of the paralyzed larynx, a potential that has yet to be realized. The nerve-muscle pedicle (NMP) technique is one method of reinnervation that attempts to transfer a nerve with a portion of its muscle intact to a denervated muscle. The selection of the nerve to incorporate into a NMP is examined in the first part of this article. Experimental data that argue for and against the use of a NMP, a description of the indications and the techniques for the procedure, and a review of the clinical results are detailed.

Keywords: Animals; Denervation; Humans; Laryngeal Muscles/innervation/physiopathology; *Nerve Transfer/methods; *Surgical Flaps/methods; Vocal Cord Paralysis/physiopathology/*surgery
Journal: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America
Volume: 24
Issue: 5
Pages: 1239-52
Date: Oct. 11, 1991
PMID: 1754223
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Goding GS Jr (1991) Nerve-muscle pedicle reinnervation of the paralyzed vocal cord. Otolaryngologic clinics of North America 24: 1239-52.



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