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Maximum isometric tongue force in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder with a prevalence of 9-38%. The underlying pathology in OSA is a collapse of the upper airway. Especially in more severely affected patients, this collapse is often located at the level of the tongue base. Therefore, various implantable systems (anch...

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Main Authors: Birk, Richard (Author) , Stuck, Boris (Author) , Maurer, Joachim T. (Author) , Schell, Angela (Author) , Müller, C. Emika (Author) , Kramer, Benedikt (Author) , Hoch, Stephan (Author) , Sommer, J. Ulrich (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck
Year: 2021, Volume: 278, Issue: 3, Pages: 893-900
ISSN:1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-020-06327-7
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-06327-7
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Author Notes:Richard Birk, Boris A. Stuck, Joachim T. Maurer, Angela Schell, C. Emika Müller, Benedikt Kramer, Stephan Hoch, J. Ulrich Sommer
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Summary:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder with a prevalence of 9-38%. The underlying pathology in OSA is a collapse of the upper airway. Especially in more severely affected patients, this collapse is often located at the level of the tongue base. Therefore, various implantable systems (anchors and ligament techniques) were developed to prevent or overcome this collapse. These systems are exposed to various forces. Different models have been developed to measure these forces and data comparing forces in healthy individuals with OSA patients are rare.
Item Description:Published: 27 October 2020
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-020-06327-7

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