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Hyperextension fracture of the hyoid bone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. D. Padgham
N. D. Padgham*
Affiliation:
Department of E.N.T. Surgery, Whipps Cross Hospital, whipps Cross Road, London E11.
*
132 Bargery Road, Catford, London SE6 2LR.
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Abstract

A case of hyperextension fracture of the hyoid bone is presented. The management is discussed, with reference to the mode of injury, emphasizing that symptomatic treatment only may be necessary. The literature is briefly reviewed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 11 , November 1988 , pp. 1062 - 1063
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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