Investigations of wound healing of the cricoid cartilage, its epithelium and subepithelial layer were performed in an experimental model. Each experiment comprised 10 young rabbits at the age of 4 weeks with a standard follow-up period of 20 weeks (to adulthood). Endolaryngeal lesions could be restricted to the soft tissue lining (epithelium + subepithelial layer), or they could also involve th...