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Table 6 Comparison between pre-injection and post-injection results of stroboscopic parameters

From: Respiratory and voice outcomes of office-based injection laryngoplasty in patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis

Stroboscopic parameters

Grade

Pre-injection

Number of patients (%)

1 week post injection

Number of patients (%)

(N = 9)

3 months post injection

Number of patients (%)

(N = 5)

Chi square test was used.

Mucosal wave of paralyzed VF.

Ι

3(33.3)0

7(77.8)

4(80)

P1 = 0.2

ΙΙ

5(55.6)

1(11.1)

1(20)

P2 = 0.36

III

1(11.1)

1(11.1)

-

P3 = 1

Median value

ΙΙ

Ι

Ι

 

Amplitude of paralyzed VF

Ι

2(22.2)

6(66.7)

4(80)

P1 = 0.15

ΙΙ

7(77.8)

3(33.3)

1(20)

P2 = 0.09

Median value

IΙ

Ι

Ι

P3 = 1

Phase closure

Ι

0

8(88.9)

4(80)

P1 < 0.001**

ΙΙI

9(100)

1(11.1)

1(11.1)

P2 = 0.005*

Median value

IΙI

Ι

Ι

P3 = 1

Phase symmetry.

Ι

0

7(77.8)

4(80)

P1 = 0.003*

ΙΙ

8(88.9)

2(22.2)

1(20)

P2 = 0.006*

ΙΙΙ

1(11.1)

0

0

P3 = 1

Median grade

ΙΙ

Ι

Ι

 

Ventricular folds

Ι

4(44.4)

4(44.4)

2(40)

P1 = 1

ΙΙ

5(55.6)

5(55.6)

3(60)

P2 = 1

Median value

ΙΙ

ΙΙ

ΙΙ

P3 = 1

  1. Chi-square test was used to compare between each two measures, P value < 0.001 highly significant, *P value < 0.05 is significant, P value > 0.05 non-significant, P1 pre-injection versus 1 week post-injection, P2 pre-injection versus 3 months post-injection, P3 1 week post-injection 1 versus 3 months post-injection