The morphology of human hyoid bone in relation to sex, age and body proportions

Urbanová, Petra; Hejna, Petr; Zátopková, Lenka; Šafr, Miroslav

doi:10.1016/j.jchb.2013.03.005

Cited by 21 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The hyoid–larynx complex is one of the most polymorphic regions in the human body. Fractures in this complex occur often in a forensic setting and are one of the best indicators of strangulation or other instances of blunt trauma on the neck . However, a fracture of these structures is not necessary to conclude these types of trauma, as presence of a hemorrhage in the neck region is a strong indicator for these diagnoses.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Functionally, the hyoid bone aids in tongue movement and swallowing, and it maintains patency of the pharynx. It therefore serves as an anchor for the suprahyoid muscles (digastric, stylohyoid, mylohyoid, geniohyoid, and the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle) and the infrahyoid muscles (sternohyoid, omohyoid, and thyrohyoid) …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ankylosis is a physiological process that progresses with age . Morphological variations of the hyoid bone are closely related to sex, race, body proportions (weight and length), and age . Multiple variations can be found in the same person, and variations can occur either unilaterally or bilaterally, and even absence of the hyoid bone has been reported .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The development of the human hyoid–larynx complex revisited

Bakker

Soerdjbalie‐Maikoe

et al. 2017

The Laryngoscope

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The development of the human hyoid–larynx complex revisited

Bakker

Soerdjbalie‐Maikoe

et al. 2017

The Laryngoscope

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…It has been noted that size and shape is modified by functional demands and is affected by the individual's sex (Kindschuh et al, 2010), age (Gupta et al, 2008;Urbanová et al, 2013a), ancestry (Kindschuh et al, 2010;Kindschuh et al, 2012) and to a lesser extent by body size parameters (Urbanová et al, 2013b).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The evidence of asymmetry in the human hyoid bone has been explored in relation to the individual's sex (Pollanen & Ubelaker) and body size (Urbanová et al, 2013b). Recently, symmetry/asymmetry issues have been explored owing to the geometric morphometrics (GM).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Asymmetry and Modularity of the Hyoid Bone

et al. 2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARY:Morphological variation is a result of interplay among multiple intervening factors. For hyoid bones, the shape and size differences have been scarcely covered in the literature and in majority limited to studies of sexual dimorphism or age dependency. To our knowledge, the human hyoid bone, in complete opposite to other cranial bones, has not been fully utilized to address development questions in terms of asymmetry or modularity. In the present paper, we used landmark-based methods of geometric morphometrics and multivariate statistical approach to study human hyoid morphology represented by the hyoid body and greater horns in a sample of 211 fused and non-fused bones. Within a sample variation analysis, we showed that the hyoid bone is, by nature, asymmetrical bone which exhibits both directional and fluctuating types of asymmetry and is composed of well-integrated anatomical elements for which the biomechanical load of attached muscles is the most determining factor of variation. Yet, the covariance and evidence of unequal amount of fluctuating asymmetry among modules suggests a certain degree of independence during early stages of development.

show abstract

Growth and sexual dimorphism of the hyoid bone and its relationship to the mandible from birth to 19 years: A three‐dimensional computed tomography study

Werner

Miller

Tillman

et al. 2021

The Anatomical Record

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The hyoid bone and the hyomandibular complex subserve the functions of respiration, deglutition, and speech. This study quantified the growth of the hyoid bone and the hyomandibular relationships in males and females from birth to 19 years. Using 97 computed tomography (CT) scans, from a previous study (Kelly et al., 2017) on mandibular growth from 49 individuals (16 with longitudinal scans), landmarks were placed on 3D CT models and used to calculate four distance, and three angular measurements. A general increase in growth trend was observed in hyoid bone linear measurements—length, width, and depth—as well as relational mandible‐to‐hyoid distance, throughout the developmental ages examined in both males and females, with most variables having larger measurements for females up to age 10 years. A general decrease in all three angular measurements was observed in both males and females up to approximately age 12 years, at which time male angular measurements gradually increased with significant sexual dimorphism emerging after age 15 years. As expected, postpubertal males had greater hyoid angle than females; they also had greater hyoid angle of inclination than mandible body inclination (with inclination relative to the anterior–posterior nasal plane), likely related to hyo‐laryngeal descent. This study contributes to normative data on hyoid bone and hyomandibular relational growth in typically developing individuals and provides a baseline against which structural and functional influences on anatomic growth may be examined by clinical disciplines that address the aerodigestive and speech functions, as well as the fields of anatomy, forensics, and anthropology.

show abstract

The morphology of human hyoid bone in relation to sex, age and body proportions

Cited by 21 publications

References 24 publications

The development of the human hyoid–larynx complex revisited

The development of the human hyoid–larynx complex revisited

The Asymmetry and Modularity of the Hyoid Bone

Growth and sexual dimorphism of the hyoid bone and its relationship to the mandible from birth to 19 years: A three‐dimensional computed tomography study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About