STUDIES OF THE PHARYNX

[摘要] An unusual occlusion of the mesopharynx is described in two patients with poliomyelitic impairment. This occlusion results from apposition of the lordotic cervical spine to the retrodisplaced structures of the mouth and face. The whole area of mouth, pharynx and larynx was immobilized by severe contracture of its musculature.Methods of therapeutic mobilization and restoration of function to these structures of the bulbar area are described.

[学科分类] 儿科学