Hamlet S L, Mathog R H, Patterson R L, Fleming S M
Department of Otolaryngology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201.
Head Neck. 1990 May-Jun;12(3):210-7. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880120304.
Recovery of tongue mobility in speech was investigated in 5 partial glossectomy patients. Jaw range of motion used in speech, and tongue contour changes relative to the jaw, were assessed using sequential videofluoroscopic data recorded presurgery, postsurgery, and postradiotherapy. Data from 2 normal controls were included for comparison. Tongue mobility relative to the jaw was found to be restricted postsurgery. Approximately 4 months later, following radiotherapy, tongue mobility increased. Range of jaw motion used in speech was unchanged. Results are interpreted as preliminary evidence that in this small group of cancer patients, radiotherapy following surgery did not prevent continued recovery of tongue function for speech in the early postradiation period.
对5例部分舌切除术患者的言语中舌运动功能恢复情况进行了研究。利用术前、术后及放疗后记录的连续视频荧光透视数据，评估了言语中下颌的运动范围以及舌相对于下颌的轮廓变化。纳入了2名正常对照者的数据进行比较。发现术后舌相对于下颌的运动受限。大约4个月后，放疗后舌运动功能增强。言语中下颌的运动范围未改变。结果被解释为初步证据，表明在这一小群癌症患者中，术后放疗并未阻止放疗后早期言语中舌功能的持续恢复。
