Objective dysphonia quantification in vocal fold paralysis: comparing nonlinear with classical measures. (1/15)

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A transducer for measuring force on surgical sutures. (2/15)

The objective of this study was to validate, both in vitro and in an ex vivo model, a technique for the measurement of forces exerted on surgical sutures. For this purpose, a stainless steel E-type buckle force transducer was designed and constructed. A strain gauge was mounted on the central beam of the transducer to measure transducer deformation. The transducer was tested and calibrated on a single strand of surgical suture during cyclic loading. Further validation was performed using a previously published cadaveric model of laryngoplasty in the horse. Linear regression of transducer output with actual force during calibration tests resulted in mean R(2) values of 1.00, 0.99, and 0.99 for rising slope, falling slope, and overall slope, respectively. The R(2) was not less than 0.96 across an average of 75 cycles per test. The difference between rising slope and falling slope was 4%. Over 45 846 samples, the predicted force from transducer output showed a mean error of 4%. In vitro validation produced an adjusted R(2) of 0.99 when the force on the suture was regressed against translaryngeal pressure in a mixed-effects model. E-type buckle force transducers showed a highly linear output over a physiological force range when applied to surgical suture in vitro and in an ex vivo model of laryngoplasty. With appropriate calibration and short-term in vivo implantation, these transducers may advance our knowledge of the mechanisms of success and failure of techniques, such as laryngoplasty, that use structural suture implants.  (+info)

Optimal arytenoid adduction based on quantitative real-time voice analysis. (3/15)

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Preliminary investigation of adjustable balloon implant for type I thyroplasty. (4/15)

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Addressing an unmet need in oncology patients: rehabilitation of upper aerodigestive tract function. (5/15)

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Prospective multi-arm evaluation of surgical treatments for vocal fold scar and pathologic sulcus vocalis. (6/15)

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Medialization versus reinnervation for unilateral vocal fold paralysis: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. (7/15)

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Balloon laryngoplasty in children with acute subglottic stenosis: experience of a tertiary-care hospital. (8/15)

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