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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Baba Y, Hyoid bone fracture. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-85243
Hyoid bone fractures are rare and are most commonly associated with victims of strangulation and hanging. Occasionally it has been reported in trauma other than manual strangulation. It can sometimes be serious due to complications with asphyxia 2.
Classification
One described method is as:
- inward compression fractures with outside periosteal tears
- anteroposterior compression fractures with inside periosteal tears
- avulsion fractures
See also
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1. Keerthi R, Quadri A. Hyoid Bone Fracture: Associated With Head and Neck Trauma-A Rare Case Report. (2016) Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery. 15 (Suppl 2): 249-52. doi:10.1007/s12663-015-0761-x - Pubmed 1.
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2. C. G. Papavasiliou, C. J. Speas. Fracture of the Hyoid Bone1. (1959) Radiology. doi:10.1148/72.6.872
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3. Tekchand Ramchand, Osamah J. Choudhry, Pratik A. Shukla, Senja Tomovic, Arjuna B. Kuperan, Jean Anderson Eloy. Management of Hyoid Bone Fractures: A Systematic Review. (2012) Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. doi:10.1177/0194599812451409
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