Traumatic hyoid bone fracture in patient wearing a helmet: a case report
| Autor: | Wei-Che Lee, Chao-Wen Chen, Liang-Chi Kuo, Hsing-Lin Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Injury control Accident prevention Poison control Fractures Bone stomatognathic system Medicine Humans In patient Orthodontics business.industry Hyoid bone technology industry and agriculture Accidents Traffic Hyoid Bone General Medicine Direct trauma equipment and supplies Surgery Radiography Motorcycles Blunt trauma Emergency Medicine Head Protective Devices business human activities |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of emergency medicine. 26(2) |
| ISSN: | 1532-8171 |
| Popis: | Fractures of hyoid bone are rare and most of the injuries cause by strangulation. Hyoid bone fractures are usually the result of direct trauma to the neck through manual strangulation or hanging, blunt trauma or from projectiles. But hyoid bone fracture caused by helmet strap has not been reported before. We present a young man wearing a helmet had an isolated hyoid bone fractures after a motorcycle-to-motorcycle accident. So, we should be more aware that helmet wearing riders are prone to have this kind of injury. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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