title: [Injuries to laryngeal articulations in strangulation and throttling].
abstract: During the consecutive examination of the larynges of (81) deceased persons (strangulation by hand and/or ligature, blunt force against the neck, from other persons), the cricothyroid and cricoarytenoid-articulations were prepared and opened, and capsular or articular cavity hemorrhaging was found in 30% of all cases; a clear distinction being found between effect of manual strangulation (43%) or blunt trauma (44%) on the one hand and strangulation by ligature alone (9%) on the other. The greater the extent of injury to the cartilages the more articular lesions are found as an expression of the mechanical load on the entire laryngohyoid structure.
mesh_terms: D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Verletzungen der Kehlkopfgelenke beim Würgen und Drosseln.