Iatrogenic fractures of the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage. A case report.
A case of fracture of the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage is reported as a complication to resuscitation. This gave rise to many forensic as well as police investigations and stresses the importance of detailed information at medicolegal autopsies as regards the resuscitation carried out.
D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D050724:Fractures, Cartilage; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000293:injuries*