Arytenoid Subluxation: An Underdiagnosed Entity

This minimal decrease in recruitment was not enough to describe the hypomotility of the right vocal cord.Previous high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of head, neck, and spine was revisited, and images were studied in detail.Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed sagittal section of larynx showed deformed right (R) cricoarytenoid joint and relatively lower and anteriorly displaced position of (R) arytenoid with wider cricoarytenoid joint space compared with the left side (Figs 2A andB).The patient was counseled and planned for closed reduction.Intraoperatively, both arytenoid cartilages were palpated, and the right arytenoid was found to be mobile and subluxated anteriorly.Closed reduction of right subluxated arytenoid cartilage was done by Sataloff's technique, and steroid (triamcinolone) was injected into the cricoarytenoid joint (Fig. 3).The patient reported a significant improvement in his voice quality during the immediate 1-4,