FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1 Tackle sequence (A) Prior to the contact being made (B) Initial contact of left shoulder into neck(B) Shoulder rides up into face (C) Players fall to ground. Link to video of injury - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TodNq3aGFzk
Figure 2 (A) Axial CT demonstrating a fracture of the left posterior cricoid cartilage (arrow). Note the arytenoid cartilage (*) is interposed between the displaced cartilage fragments (B)Coronal maximum intensity projection (MIP) reconstruction demonstrating the widely separated fracture of the left posterior cricoid cartilage (block arrow) resulting in disruption of the criocarytenoid joint. Note the normal right cricoarytenoid joint (arrow)
Figure 3. Laryngoscopic appearances on (A, B ) day 6 revealing acute haemorrhage (arrow) and oedema similar to findings at presentation, (C ) 6 weeks post arytenoidectomy (D ) 4 months post arytenoidectomy.