KEY POINTS
- Laryngeal injury is a life-threatening risk in contact sports carries
and has severe morbidity.
- Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) can occur as a result of
trauma.
- Athletes can return to monitored training within weeks of laryngeal
surgery.
- Due to the rarity and complexity of laryngeal trauma in sport,
effective management requires a multidisciplinary approach for acute
in-field management, hospital care, and the rehabilitation phase of
recovery.
- Future work should focus on improving understanding and then
minimizing the risk factors underlying traumatic laryngeal injury in
all sports.
Keywords: larynx, sport, breathing, fracture, trauma, rugby