Throat-skeleton fractures by strangulation.
The frequency of throat-skeleton fractures was investigated in a series of 30 unselected cases of strangulation. Less than half of the victims showed fractures. From the data obtained, it seems to prove that this is a connection between the frequency of fractures and the age of the victims. The radiological investigation shows that this connection is based on the degree of ossification of the throat-skeleton. This ossification starts often already at early age and should be considered as a process of ageing. Notwithstanding the irregular occurrence of throat-skeleton fractures, these injuries are obviously of a vast diagnostic value.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D050724:Fractures, Cartilage; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries*