Developmental features and predicting airway failure risk in critically ill children with mandibular hypoplasia using 3D computational tomographic analysis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89302-4
Abstract: In children with mandibular hypoplasia, airway management is challenging. However, detailed cephalometric assessment data for this population are sparse. The aim of this study was to find risk factors for predicting difficult airways in children… read more here.
Keywords: mandibular hypoplasia; risk; distance; children mandibular ... See more keywords
The evolution of hyoid apparatus in Xenarthra (Mammalia: Eutheria)
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2016.1241248
Abstract: Abstract The hyoid apparatus reflects aspects of the form and function of feeding in living and extinct organisms and, despite the availability of information about this structure for Xenarthra, it remains little explored from an… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; hyoid apparatus; xenarthra; morphology ... See more keywords
Role of surgical hyoid bone repositioning in modifying upper airway collapsibility
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1089606
Abstract: Background: Surgical hyoid bone repositioning procedures are being performed to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), though outcomes are highly variable. This is likely due to lack of knowledge regarding the precise influence of hyoid bone… read more here.
Keywords: hyoid; collapsibility; upper airway; hyoid bone ... See more keywords