Fracture of the hyoid bone.
A patient complaining of dysphagia was diagnosed as suffering from a fracture of the hyoid bone. The fracture was fixed using the modern technique of tension band wiring. There was subsequent relief of the symptoms. A review of the literature and our perspective is included.
Lakhia
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Sheth L. G. Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
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Kapoor
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D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male