Volume 73 Number 7 November 2006	back to contents

Division of Plastic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.

Address all correspondence to Peter J. Taub, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P., Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Box 1259, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029-6574; email: peter.taub@mountsinai.org.

Accepted for publication June 2006.

Abstract

Surgeons who manage patients with craniofacial trauma should be comfortable with evaluating and treating fractures throughout the head and neck. This includes the hyoid bone, which may cause significant airway concerns if fractured. The authors report the case of a patient who sustained a fracture of the hyoid bone. The hospital records from a busy, level I trauma center were reviewed to document similar injuries over a seven-year period. To supplement the scant literature concerning hyoid fractures, a review of the anatomy, diagnosis, and management of such injuries is provided.

Key Words

Craniofacial trauma.

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