Hyoid bone fracture manual strangulation

 · 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.  · Fractures of the hyoid bone are known to occur in 17–71% of fatalities following manual strangulation, but are infrequently recognised in survivors. Two cases are presented of attempted manual strangulation in young women (aged 30 and 35 years) in which lateral neck X-rays disclosed an isolated fracture of the greater horn of the hyoid bone. In both cases the Cited by: Fracture of the hyoid is most common in manual strangulations in which about 34 percent of all victims show a fractured hyoid, 34 percent fractured thyroid, and 1 percent fractured cricoid. In ligature strangulations, the frequency of hyoid fracture falls to about 11 percent compared to 32 percent thyroid and 9 percent cricoid.

This was the first experimental study simulating manual strangulation from the front with a two-handed grip on the neck. Previous studies of hyoid bone fractures were descriptive and based on autopsy findings, mainly after hanging,. Studies on manual strangulation, where the forces acting on the bone are different, were almost non-existent. Fractures of the hyoid bone are known to occur in 17–71% of fatalities following manual strangulation, but are infrequently recognised in survivors. Two cases are presented of attempted manual strangulation in young women (aged 30 and 35 years) in which lateral neck X-rays disclosed an isolated fracture of the greater horn of the hyoid bone. In both cases the X-rays were performed because the victim complained of symptoms: one victim complained of pain on swallowing and on neck movement. Fracture of the hyoid is most common in manual strangulations in which about 34 percent of all victims show a fractured hyoid, 34 percent fractured thyroid, and 1 percent fractured cricoid. In ligature strangulations, the frequency of hyoid fracture falls to about 11 percent compared to 32 percent thyroid and 9 percent cricoid.

Jul Most of reported isolated hyoid bone fractures are usually the result of direct trauma to the neck through manual strangulation or hanging. May Hyoid bone fractures are usually the result of direct trauma to the neck through manual strangulation or hanging, blunt trauma or from. ABSTRACT: The location of 19 fractures of 15 hyoid bones was studied from 13 cases of manual strangulation and two cases of hanging.