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Variations in the Shape of Human Hyoid Bone in Western Maharashtra
Ashwini S Jadhav , Ashwini S Jadhav , P.R.Kulkarni
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A study of 91 human hyoid bones consisting of 51 male and 40 female bones obtained from medicolegal postmortems and dissected cadavers from the department of Anatomy was conducted. The hyoid bones were classified according to its shape into 5 different types based on the studies of Papadopoulos et al [1] and Harjeet and Jit[2].The V-type was dominant in males (29.4%)and U-type in females (30%).An attempt was also made to classify the hyoid bone according to its symmetry and isometry.
Key words: Hyoid bone; Sexual dimorphism; Western Maharashtra.
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