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Normal and pathological structure of vocal fold Reinke's space

Reinke's space is a very special vocal fold space, which has an important role in phonation. All major vocal fold pathology develop in this space, and a scar or edema in this space is always combined with significant vibratory and acoustic alteration. In spite of this fact, the specificities of Reinke's space structure have not been discovered for years. In the present study, the highly specific Reinke's space structure was demonstrated by use of horizontal serial sections through the vocal fold of human adult larynges. It was found to be composed of parallel connective fibers organized in three layers, each layer characterized by a different ratio in the number of collagenous versus elastic fibers. Only a vocal fold with such a regular and specific Reinke's space structure can produce normal human voice.

vocal cords-pathology; larynx-pathology; voice disorders-diagnosis; voice disorders-etiology

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