Estudio de la fusión del asta mayor del hioides en relación con la edad y revisión bibliográfica sobre las fracturas del hioides en medicina forense

Abstract

We present a review of the medico legal literature on hyoid bone fractures. It is also included a research on bone fusion of major cornua and hyoid bone body. This research has been conducted in a sample of digital dental Orthopantomographies. This research suggests that it isn 't possible to predict the state of fusion of the major cornua in subjects of known sex and age. In cases of non union of major cornua it shouldn 't be supossed that fractures of the hyoid won't happen. In all cases of forensic autopsies when mechanical asphyxia is suspected it is recommended to perform a radiological study of cervical tissues prior to extraction and after extraction it should be performed hystopathological studies.