Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Study of Hyoid - Larynx complex in violent Asphyxial deaths

M N Siddiqui, Ausaf Ahmad, Nadeem Ahmad

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This prospective study aimed at examining various injuries to the neck structures in deaths due to constriction of neck. Neck dissection technique, as advocated by Prinsloo and Gordon was undertaken to study the injuries to the thyro–hyoid complex, strap muscles, carotid vessels, etc.

 

Post–mortems conducted in king Georges medical college, lucknow from 1 January to 13th august, 1981.  During this period 763 autopsies were done, out of which 35cases were related to hyoid–larynx complex in violent (hanging and strangulation) deaths.  Percentage of violent asphyxial deaths: – in series of 763 cases 35 cases were caused by violent asphyxia that is only 4.72% deaths were due to this cause. Maximum deaths occur due to hanging, out of 35.19 deaths (54.3) were due to hanging. This was followed by strangulation, which constituted 12 (34.32%) deaths. The purpose of the study was to register fractures of the bony structures of the neck. The frequency of such fractures ranges from rare to frequent in the literature. Prospective studies give the highest incidence of fractures. Careful dissection and an X–ray cabinet with ready–made film in envelopes were used to register all fractures.

Asphyxial deaths due to constriction of neck being common in all parts of the world, prospective studies in different setups to examine the profile of neck structure injuries are needed so as to differentiate the suicidal or homicidal nature of such deaths with a greater certainty.

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M N Siddiqui, Ausaf Ahmad, Nadeem Ahmad, Study of Hyoid‾Larynx complex in violent Asphyxial deaths, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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