Publications by authors named "Peter Ka-Ming Ku"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the feasibility of using high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) to evaluate swallowing by comparing patterns in post-irradiated patients and healthy individuals.
- Researchers recruited 10 healthy volunteers and 10 patients who had undergone radiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, using 96-channel HD-sEMG to record muscle activity during swallowing different food consistencies.
- Findings revealed distinct swallowing patterns; although patients had higher mean RMS values, these differences weren't statistically significant, indicating that HD-sEMG could effectively assess muscle function and swallowing symmetry in patients with dysphagia.
Puree is commonly prescribed for patients with mastication and bolus formation difficulties, but its appearance might negatively impact appetite and intake. Molded puree is marketed to be an alternative to traditional puree, but the process of molding puree could alter the properties of the food significantly and lead to different swallowing physiology as compared to puree. The current study investigated the differences between traditional and molded puree in terms of swallowing physiology and perception in healthy individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Since 2012, the senior author has incorporated the natural curvature of rib cartilage as an alar rim graft in addition to the diced cartilage technique for unilateral cleft rhinoplasty. The aim of this study is to describe this modification and evaluate its long-term results regarding nasal symmetry using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetric assessment (3dMDface system).
Methods: From 2012 to 2018, 47 consecutive patients that underwent secondary unilateral cleft rhinoplasty were reviewed retrospectively.