Re‐evaluation of semon's hypothesis

The Supraglottic Nerve Supply: An Anatomic Study With Clinical Implications

“…Our finding that fibers from branch III run into the IM has also been described by Lemere, Clerf, and Tschiassny 8–10 . Whereas Lemere suggested proprioceptive qualities of these fibers (Tellis later verified muscle spindles in the IM), 11 Clerf and Tschiassny suggested motor qualities and described them as being responsible for paramedian positions in the case of bilateral vocal fold paralyzes 9,10 .…”

“…8 -10 Whereas Lemere suggested proprioceptive qualities of these fibers (Tellis later verified muscle spindles in the IM), 11 Clerf and Tschiassny suggested motor qualities and described them as being responsible for paramedian positions in the case of bilateral vocal fold paralyzes. 9,10 This assumption was strengthened by Sanders who again showed these fibers with sophisticated Sihlers-staining. 12 With a clinical view on functional results and also assuming motor fibers, Rassekh et al routinely preserved the inferior branch (III) of the intSLN in partial laryngectomies.…”

Functional anatomy of the recurrent and superior laryngeal nerve

“…Lemere [22] stated proprioceptive qualities in these fibres. Clerf and Baltzell [35] and Tschiassny [36] presumed motoric fibres in the intSLN running to the IA as a possible explanation for paramedian vocal fold positions in bilateral RLN paralyses. Later, Sanders and Mu [8] strengthened this assumption by very sophisticated stainings of the courses of the intSLN.…”

“…In our study, the RLN was used for reference staining. Our special interest was to prove the evidence of motoric fibres in the intSLN often discussed in the literature [35,36].…”

The Human Laryngeal Innervation Revisited—The Role of the Neural Connections

“…Other disputed item includes the role of the SLN. Most of the anatomical studies have maintained that, its internal branch (ILN) is a purely sensitive nerve (Lemere, ; Williams, ; Williams, ) but a contribution to the innervation of the AT has been also demonstrated (New, ; Vogel, ; Clerf and Baltzell, ; Pressman and Kelemen, ; Pascual‐Font et al, ).…”