Image Based Question – 65169

The fracture of the structure marked as “B” in the picture below most commonly occurs in which of the following conditions?

A. Manual strangulation.

B. Hanging.

C. Smothering.

D. Traumatic asphyxia.

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Ans;A. Manual strangulation

The structure marked as A,B C in the picture above represents-

A- Mandible

B- Hyoid bone.

C- Larynx.

Hyoid bone fracture most common occurs in Manual strangulation. As manual strangulation (throttling) is among the most violent form of asphyxia, hyoid fracture and other injury to neck structures is more common.

• The hyoid bone fracture is a very rare fracture of the hyoid bone, accounting for 0.002% of all fractures in humans.

• It is commonly associated with strangulation and rarely occurs in isolation.