Question
The given picture represent a CT scan of the neck showing a fracture line by an red arrow on the left side. Which among the following conditions are indicative of the fracture of this structure?
A. Throttling.
B. Suffocation.
C. Choking.
D. Hanging.
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Correct Answer » A
Explanation
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The given CT scan of the neck shows a fracture line on the left side of the hyoid bone.
Fracture of hyoid bone is indicative of Throttling or manual strangulation.
Due to its position, the hyoid bone is not susceptible to easy fracture.In a suspected case of murder, a fractured hyoid, with inward driving of its distal fragment, strongly indicates throttling. or manual strangulation. However this is not the case in children and adolescents, where the hyoid bone is still flexible as ossification is yet to be completed.
Fractured hyoids were longer in the anterior-posterior plane and were more steeply sloping when compared with unfractured hyoids.
