Identification of hyoid bone morphometry in terms of gender in the Turkish population

Year 2024, Volume: 18 Issue: 2, 61 - 65, 30.08.2024

Ayşe Keven , Serra Öztürk , Güneş Aytaç , Muzaffer Sindel

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate differences in the morphology of the hyoid bone between genders.
Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed patient records from the Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology. The study included 51 male and female patients, aged 19 to 29, who underwent neck CT scans between January 1, 2015, and January 1, 2016. Measurements taken included the length (BL) and width (BH) of the hyoid bone corpus, length of the greater horns (CL), lower end width of the greater horns (CWI), upper end width of the greater horns (CWS), lower end length of the greater horns (CHI), upper end length of the greater horns (CHS), and the distance between the right and left upper edges of the greater horns (WCS).
Results: The values for CL, CWI, CHI, BL, BH, and WCS were significantly higher in males compared to females (p<0.05). However, no statistically significant difference was found between genders for CWS and CHS (p>0.05).
Conclusion: This study provides valuable insights that could contribute to the fields of anatomy, forensic medicine, and anthropology.

Keywords

forensic medicine, hyoid bone, morphometry, sex determination

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