 The strap muscles were reapproximated in the midline using a 3-0 Vicryl suture of the sternothyroid horizontal transection and the strap muscles in the midline were then reapproximated. 
The strap muscles were reapproximated in the midline using a 3 - 0 Vicryl suture of the sternothyroid horizontal transection and the strap muscles in the midline were then reapproximated .