Fusion Between Body and Greater Cornu: A Radiological Study of Dry Hyoid Bones.
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2015-07
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Introduction: The study of fusion of body and greater cornua of hyoid bone is of tremendous clinical and
forensic significance as it can be used to estimate the age of living or dead or skeletonized remains. It becomes
all the more important as this fusion is relatively immune to some individual factors like life style, health and
nutrition etc.
Material method: The study comprised of 15 male and 15 female bones all collected from human cadavers with
age >60 years. Digitalized radiographs of these bones were taken and fusion between body and greater cornua
was studied.
Results: A bilateral fusion was seen in 43.3% bones with another 33% showing unilateral fusion .The bilateral
fusion did not depict any sex difference but unilateral fusion was more common on left side in males and right
side in females.
Conclusion: Fusion of body and greater cornua of hyoid bone after age of 60 years is not always seen so one
should be cautious in interpreting fracture of this bone in persons with age >60years and look for other local
pathological features like haematoma formation at the site of fracture.
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Hyoid bone, Greater cornua, Fusion
Citation
Bhavna, Singla Rajan Kumar, Sharma Ravi Kant. Fusion Between Body and Greater Cornu: A Radiological Study of Dry Hyoid Bones. International Journal of Anatomy and Research. 2015 Jul-Sep; 3(3): 1281-1284.