1MBBS, M.D. (Forensic Medicine & Toxicology), PGDHM, PGDCLP, PGDCJ Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Govt. Medical College, Nalhar (Nuh), Haryana-122107, India
2MBBS, M.D. (Forensic Medicine & Toxicology), DNB, MNAMS, LLB Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Govt. Medical College, Nalhar (Nuh), Haryana-122107 India
The aim of this study was to study the morphological variations of the hyoid bone in Northwest Indian population. A total of 54 fused hyoid bones specimens (35 male, 19 female) were recovered to examine shape and symmetry variations. The variations of shape of the hyoid were classified into five types: U-shaped hyoid bone observed in 31.7% (19 bones), H-type in 9.3% (5 bones), a B-type hyoid in 11.6% (6 bones), a Dtype hyoid in 20.4% (11 bones) and a V-type bone in 24.1% (13 bones) of all samples. This study provides a preliminary data in the morphological variations of hyoid bone.
Hyoid bone, morphology, shapes of hyoid, autopsy, symmetrical
