TY - JOUR
T1 - Postural changes in patients undergoing hyoid surgery for OSAS
AU - Gallina, Salvatore
AU - Dispenza, Francesco
AU - Martinciglio, Gioacchino
AU - Messina, Aldo
AU - Battaglia, Alessia Maria
AU - Lorusso, Francesco
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The hyoid bone is the only âsuspended boneâ in our body, and its suspension system has an important role in posture maintenance. We studied postural modification in a group of patients affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndromewho had undergone surgical treatment including hyoid suspension. The surgical procedure performed was section of supra- and infrahyoid muscle and mobilization of the hyoid bone through its suspension to the thyroid cartilage. We studied the postural changes with stabilometric tests. In the early post-operative (one week) follow-up, we performed a posturography test with closed eyes and occlusal disjunction, and saw a worsening of the average parameter of the centre of pressure with antero-posterior oscillations. However, we would like to highlight that by the time of the one year follow up, a compensatory mechanism had been established which allowed for a return to normal hyoid bone kinematics.
AB - The hyoid bone is the only âsuspended boneâ in our body, and its suspension system has an important role in posture maintenance. We studied postural modification in a group of patients affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndromewho had undergone surgical treatment including hyoid suspension. The surgical procedure performed was section of supra- and infrahyoid muscle and mobilization of the hyoid bone through its suspension to the thyroid cartilage. We studied the postural changes with stabilometric tests. In the early post-operative (one week) follow-up, we performed a posturography test with closed eyes and occlusal disjunction, and saw a worsening of the average parameter of the centre of pressure with antero-posterior oscillations. However, we would like to highlight that by the time of the one year follow up, a compensatory mechanism had been established which allowed for a return to normal hyoid bone kinematics.
KW - Hyoid bone
KW - Medicine (all)
KW - Obstructive sleep apnea
KW - Postural balance
KW - Hyoid bone
KW - Medicine (all)
KW - Obstructive sleep apnea
KW - Postural balance
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/251834
UR - http://www.embj.org/joomla335/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&task=download&id=49_c00a168e4ff4ea202adb73f6258600a6
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 140
EP - 143
JO - EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal
JF - EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal
SN - 2279-7165
ER -