Outcomes of hyoid myotomy and suspension using a mandibular screw suspension system

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-229

  Gillespie, M Boyd ^a   Ayers, Christopher M ^a   Nguyen, Shaun A ^a   Abidin, Michael R ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Metropolitan ENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyoid myotomy and suspension; Multilevel sleep surgery; Obstructive sleep apnea; Repose system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYOTOMY; NECK TUMOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROMA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUTURING METHOD; TONGUE EDEMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959622494     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599810391711     Document Type: Article

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