Does artificial vocal fold adjustments to a patient 's voice as easily as changing hearing aids or eyeglasses?
I suggest a new adjustable surgical technique as a replacement for previous injection techniques used to treat glottal incompetence. My proposed solution is to implant an inflatable bag, or balloon, on the lateral side of the vocal fold. Unlike Autologous transplantation of fascia into the vocal folds procedures, where the implanted material appears to become vocal-fold tissue, the new implant would function as an artificial vocal fold.
The SF-36, WOMAC, and modified Boston Children's Hospital Grading System are all useful in assessing the outcome of multiply injured patients with foot injuries. The outcome of these patients is poor when using any of these measures. Foot injuries cause significant disability to multiply injured patients. More attention should be given to these injuries, and more aggressive management should be considered to improve the outcome of this group of multiply injured patients.