舌骨症候群例

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A 21-year-old female complained that the right greater cornu of her hyoid bone often slid out and projected to the side of her neck and caused pain on speaking. The projecting tip of the cornu could be returned manually to the original position, and the pain was instantly relieved. A plain radiogram of the neck revealed that the right greater cornu of the hyoid bone was elongated and had a much wider curvature than normal. Good symptomatic relief was obtained with surgical extirpation of the elongated greater cornu. There are various clinical features in the hyoid bone syndrome, including this case. The authors add a review of the literature.