Background Existing evaluative instruments for dysphagia, odynophagia, and voice
disturbance are cumbersome, focus pre-dominately on dysphagia, and often require …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Dysphagia and dysphonia are common complications after
anterior cervical spine surgery. Despite their clinical importance, studies on the treatment …

Background: Dysphagia and dysphonia are common complications after anterior cervical
spine surgery; however, reported prevalences vary greatly due to a lack of reliable clinical …

BACKGROUND: Post-operative dysphagia is one of the most common complications of
anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). OBJECTIVE: Examine post-operative structural and …

Purpose The goal is to conduct a review of the current literature to determine and evaluate
the current classification metrics available for quantifying post-operative dysphagia. Methods …

ABSTRACT Background: Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To determine
which components of the swallowing disorders quality of life (SWAL-QOL) survey are most …

Study Design. A retrospective case series. Objective. The aim of this study was to utilize the
Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) to quantitatively analyze risk factors contributing to …

Objective: The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the
Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) in the assessment of dysphagia when compared with the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Dysphagia is one of the postoperative complications of cervical
degenerative disorders. However, few studies have evaluated the pre-and postoperative …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Postoperative dysphagia and dysphonia (PDD) are prevalent
complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Identification of risk …