Move A Muscle

Question: A 56 year old female undergoes a right sided type 1 thyroplasty for vocal fold paralysis secondary to resection of a large vagal paraganglioma. Arytenoid adduction (AA) is added to the procedure due to a large posterior glottic gap. AA is intended to correct for paralysis of which of the following laryngeal muscles?

a) Posterior cricoarytenoid

b) Interarytenoid

c) Cricothyroid

d) Lateral cricoarytenoid

[Answer will be posted with next week's new question]

Answer to last week's question, “Fresh Fistula” (September 26, 2022)

B - Type 2 diabetes with Hb A1c of 6.9%.