Book contents
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 The Trauma Operating Room
- Section 2 Resuscitative Procedures in the Emergency Room
- Section 3 Head
- Section 4 Neck
- Chapter 7 Neck Operations for Trauma
- Chapter 8 Carotid Artery and Internal Jugular Vein Injuries
- Chapter 9 Subclavian Vessels
- Chapter 10 Axillary Vessels
- Chapter 11 Vertebral Artery Injuries
- Chapter 12 Trachea and Larynx
- Chapter 13 Cervical Esophagus
- Section 5 Chest
- Section 6 Abdomen
- Section 7 Pelvic Fractures and Bleeding
- Section 8 Upper Extremities
- Section 9 Lower Extremities
- Section 10 Orthopedic Damage Control
- Section 11 Soft Tissues
- Index
Chapter 12 - Trachea and Larynx
from Section 4 - Neck
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2019
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 The Trauma Operating Room
- Section 2 Resuscitative Procedures in the Emergency Room
- Section 3 Head
- Section 4 Neck
- Chapter 7 Neck Operations for Trauma
- Chapter 8 Carotid Artery and Internal Jugular Vein Injuries
- Chapter 9 Subclavian Vessels
- Chapter 10 Axillary Vessels
- Chapter 11 Vertebral Artery Injuries
- Chapter 12 Trachea and Larynx
- Chapter 13 Cervical Esophagus
- Section 5 Chest
- Section 6 Abdomen
- Section 7 Pelvic Fractures and Bleeding
- Section 8 Upper Extremities
- Section 9 Lower Extremities
- Section 10 Orthopedic Damage Control
- Section 11 Soft Tissues
- Index
Summary
The trachea is 10–12 cm long and 2–2.5 cm wide, extending from C6 to T5.
The trachea is composed of 16–20 incomplete rings with a flattened posterior wall of muscle and fibrous tissue.
The anatomic borders of the trachea include the isthmus of the thyroid and paired strap muscles anteriorly. The common carotid arteries, thyroid lobes, and recurrent laryngeal nerves form the lateral borders.
The paired strap muscles are in front of the trachea and larynx. These include the sternohyoid muscles and the underlying sternothyroid and thyrohyoid muscles.
The thyroid cartilage is suspended from the hyoid bone by the thyrohyoid membrane. The cricothyroid ligament connects the inferior portion of the thyroid cartilage to the cricoid cartilage. Inferior to this is the first tracheal ring.
The larynx is composed of three paired (arytenoid, corniculate, and cuneiform), and three unpaired (cricoid, thyroid, and epiglottic) cartilages.
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- Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Trauma , pp. 82 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020