Effect of anteroposterior cricoid split on cartilage growth in rabbits / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of the anteroposterior cricoid split on cartilage growth.@*METHOD@#The rabbits were killed 8 months after the surgery of anteroposterior cricoid split. The larynxes were harvested and the cross-sectional area of the cricoid cartilage were calculated.@*RESULT@#There was no significant difference in the cross-sectional area of the cricoid cartilage of these three groups.@*CONCLUSION@#The anteroposterior cricoid split might have no adverse effect on subsequent growth of cricoid cartilage.