Sepoy M. S., a Pathan, aged 20, was brought to hospital on the afternoon of the 31st January in a very critical condition. On my arrival I found him ghastly pale, speechless, lying inert on the flat of his back on a charpoy, and bathed in blood ; he was in" a'state of utter collapse from loss of blood. There was a gaping trans| verse 4" wound acroas his throat and through ! the thyro-hyoid memb...

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the relationship between jaw opening force and hyoid bone dynamics and resting position in elderly individuals based on gender. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Subjects were 36 healthy elderly individuals aged ≥65 years without dysphagia (16 men and 20 women; mean age 75.5 years, range 65-88 years). Videofluorographic images during the swallowing of 10 mL of 40% (w/v)...

Seahorses and other syngnathid fishes rely on a widening of the snout to create the buccal volume increase needed to suck prey into the mouth. This snout widening is caused by abduction of the suspensoria, the long and flat bones outlining the lateral sides of the mouth cavity. However, it remains unknown how seahorses can generate a forceful abduction of the suspensoria. To understand how forc...

OBJECTIVES To describe the timing, coordination, and extent of hyoid movement in a population of older adults with dysphagia and to evaluate the effect of hyoid movement on upper esophageal sphincter opening. DESIGN A retrospective review of dynamic swallow studies performed between January 1996 and December 1999 was done. SUBJECTS Patients included in the study were 65 years or older, with...

OBJECTIVE To describe a method of hyoid cartilage division during Sistrunk operation for management of thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) and compare postoperative outcomes with those of conventional hyoid bone cutting. METHODS Fifty-nine patients who received operative treatment for TGDC from January 2005 to July 2013 were enrolled. The degree of fusion in the cartilaginous portion of the hyoid w...

Purpose This study aimed to determine whether excessive neck muscle tone affects hyoid bone kinetics during swallowing using videofluorography (VF) in an unnatural posture in healthy individuals. Subjects and methods Subjects were 28 healthy adults (12 men, 16 women; mean age, 39.75±9.50 years) without any history or present complaints of swallowing disorders. We first established the partici...

Fractures of the hyoid bone are very rare. Diagnosis of hyoid fracture is difficult and can be made only with a strong degree of suspicion. We report a case of isolated hyoid bone fracture due to blunt trauma to the neck. A 26-year-old woman was admitted to emergency department for motor vehicle accident. She complained of dysphagia and anterior neck discomfort. Physical examination showed hype...

Hyoid movement in swallowing is biomechanically linked to closure of the laryngeal vestibule for airway protection and to opening of the upper esophageal sphincter. Studies suggest that the range of hyoid movement is highly variable in the healthy population. However, other aspects of hyoid movement such as velocity remain relatively unexplored. In this study, we analyze data from a sample of 2...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The primary objective was to determine if sleep study variables (e.g., apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] and lowest oxygen saturation) and quantitative sleepiness data improve following isolated hyoid surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). STUDY DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS Nine databases, including PubMed, were searched through September 5, 2015. ...