From: Salvage transoral laser microsurgery for early local recurrence of glottic squamous cell cancer
Voice Handicap Index | TLM(n = 53) | OPL(n = 35) | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Functional | 9.83 | 5.08 | 14.86 | 5.49 | < 0.001* |
Physical | 10.19 | 5.14 | 14.46 | 6.23 | 0.002* |
Emotional | 7.85 | 3.86 | 11.37 | 4.25 | < 0.001* |
Total scores | 27.87 | 11.26 | 40.69 | 14.45 | < 0.001* |