ARYTENOID SUBLUXATION

Course overview

ARYTENOID SUBLUXATION OR DISLOCATION IS A RARE LARYNGEAL INJURY THAT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF AIRWAY INSTRUMENTATION OR DIRECT TRAUMA TO THE CRICOARYTENOID JOINT, LEADING TO THE PARTIAL (SUBLUXATION) OR TOTAL (DISLOCATION) DISPLACEMENT OF THE ARYTENOID CARTILAGE WITHIN THE CRICOARYTENOID JOINT. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH PERSISTENT POSTOPERATIVE HOARSENESS, DYSPHAGIA, AND OCCASIONALLY DYSPNEA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ARYTENOID SUBLUXATION AND DISLOCATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.