Injection Laryngoplasty Using Autologous Fat Enriched with Adipose-Derived Regenerative Stem Cells: A Safe Therapeutic Option for the Functional Reconstruction of the Glottal Gap after Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis
Table 1
Parameter description.
Parameter number
Description
2. Jitter
Variation of period between two consecutive glottal cycles relative to its mean
3. Shimmer
Variation of glottal source average between two consecutive glottal cycles relative to its mean
5. NHR
Ratio between the energy of the turbulent part of the glottal source power spectrum relative to its total energy
35. Body mass
Dynamic component of the inertial part of the vocal fold body (10−3 g)
37. Body stiffness
Elastic force distributed in length over the musculus vocalis (10−3 N/m)
38. Body mass unbalance
Variation of parameter 35 between two consecutive glottal cycles relative to its mean
40. Body stiffness unbalance
Variation of parameter 37 between two consecutive glottal cycles relative to its mean
41. Cover mass
Dynamic component of the inertial part of the vocal fold cover (10−3 g)
43. Cover stiffness
Elastic force distributed in length over the lamina propria (10−3 N/m)
44. Cover mass unbalance
Variation of parameter 41 between two consecutive glottal cycles relative to its mean
46. Cover stiffness unbalance
Variation of parameter 43 between two consecutive glottal cycles relative to its mean
47. Relative recovery time
Time interval from the maximum flow declination rate to the end of the glottal source quiescent value
50. Relative open time
Time interval from the maximum flow declination rate to the starting point of the open phase
60. Value of contact gap
Ratio between the air escape during defective contact episodes and air escape during the open phase
