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Spontaneous fracture of an ossified stylohyoid ligament

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Karin Blomgren ,
Yrjö Qvarnberg  and
Hannu Valtonen
Karin Blomgren*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Finland.
Yrjö Qvarnberg
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Finland.
Hannu Valtonen
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Finland.
*
Address for correspondence: Karin Blomgren, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, FIN-40620 Jyväsklä, Finland. Fax: +358 14 691098.
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Abstract

The stylohyoid ligament extends from the styloid process to the hyoid bone. For an unknown reason it occasionally ossifies and forms a solid structure which can break because of trauma or even spontaneously. Symptoms of the fracture may mimic tumours, foreign bodies, infections or neuralgia. In our cases a spontaneous fracture of totally ossified stylohyoid ligaments presented as a painful neck swelling. The diagnosis was achieved by an ortopantomographic radiograph. In both cases the healing was spontaneous and complete.

Keywords

LigamentsOssification, heterotopicFractures, spontaneous
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 9 , September 1999 , pp. 854 - 855
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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