Isolated Hyoid Fracture Associated with Blunt Trauma

Trauma-related hyoid fractures are rare entities. These represent only 0.002% of head and neck region fractures. Victims hanging strangling constitute the great majority cases. Fractures associated with trauma extremely rare. difficult to diagnose can easily be overlooked during physical examination. However, they also important traumas since airway safety is endangered in these We describe a case young male presenting isolated injury hitting an electric cable while riding motorbike. Tenderness was present anterior at examination, but movement not restricted no respiratory difficulty determined. Isolated fracture detected tomography performed emergency department. Hyoid bone should forgotten patients pain tenderness following blunt neck.