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Table 2 Glottal closure: assessment of the glottal gap on the base of laryngovideostroboscopy

From: Acoustic and videoendoscopic effects of temporary vocal fold augmentation in an office-based setting: a quasi-experimental study

 

Pre

2 months post-injection

1 year post-injection

Straight VF edges

3 (12%)

19 (76%)

8 (57.1%)

Open posterior gap

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Irregular glottis during phonation

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Curved VFs

9 (36%)

3 (12%)

3 (21.4%)

Glottal incompetence

11 (44%)

3 (12%)

3 (21.4%)

Total

25

25

14