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An isolated hyoid fracture secondary to sport injury A case report and review of literature

Abstract

A 16-year-old boy sustained a fracture of the hyoid bone following closed neck injury from a hockey puck. Though commonly occurring in association of other fractures of the laryngeal skeleton, the fracture was isolated and a comprehensive evaluation implicated it solely for the clinical picture. Our review of the English literature displays the diversity of opinion on classification and treatment. It also indicates, however, that hyoid …

Authors

Chowdhury R; Crocco AG; El-Hakim H

Journal

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 411–414

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2005

DOI

10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.10.003

ISSN

0165-5876