Surface electromyographic activity in total laryngectomy patients following laryngeal nerve transfer to neck strap muscles

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 754-764

  Heaton, James T ^a,b,d   Goldstein, Ehab A ^a,b   Kobler, James B ^a,b   Zeitels, Steven M ^a,b   Randolph, Gregory W ^a,b   Walsh, Michael J ^a,b,c   Gooey, John E ^a,c   Hillman, Robert E ^a,b,d  

^a Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary ^*

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaryngeal speech; Artificial larynx; Electromyography; Laryngectomy; Nerve regeneration; Nerve transfer; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Voice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS SPEECH; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX MUSCLE; LARYNX PROSTHESIS; NECK MUSCLE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOICE;

EID: 4544363729     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940411300915     Document Type: Article

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