Gurlek Celik Nihal, Oktay Mehtap
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Amasya University, 05100, Amasya, Turkey.
Department of Radiology, Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik City Hospital, 06170, Ankara, Turkey.
Surg Radiol Anat. 2024 Dec 13;47(1):30. doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03538-z.
Our study aims to determine the position and types of the hyoid bone and to evaluate the morphometry of the hyoid bone and tongue according to sex.
Our study included cervical Computed Tomography (CT) images of 200 individuals (100 females, 100 males) between the ages of 18 and 84. Using the 3D Slicer software package, hyoid bone position, shape, area, volume and tongue volume measurements were made on these images.
In our study, the position of the hyoid bone was found to be proportionally at the C3 vertebral level in both sexes. The most common hyoid bone was type B, while the least common was type V. Type B rate was statistically higher in females, and type H rate was higher in males (p < 0.05). Participants with type H had statistically higher bone volumes and areas than those with type B (p < 0.05). Differences between bone volumes and areas of other bone types were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Average hyoid bone volume (females 1575.9 mm; males 2609.6 mm), hyoid bone area (females 1519.8 mm; males 2406.4 mm), tongue volume (females 66,659.5 mm; males 83,085.5 mm) were measured in females and males. A statistically weak negative correlation was found between the participants' ages and hyoid bone areas (rho = -0.162; p = 0.022). A statistically moderate positive correlation was found between tongue volume and hyoid bone volume/area (respectively p < 0.001; rho = 0.658, rho = 0.546).
Hyoid bone volume, hyoid bone area and tongue volume were higher in males than females. As tongue volume increased, hyoid bone volume and hyoid bone area increased. The connection between tongue volume and hyoid bone volume will contribute to dentomaxillary development and surgical procedures, and bone morphology will also be important in different disciplines.
本研究旨在确定舌骨的位置和类型，并根据性别评估舌骨和舌头的形态学特征。
本研究纳入了200名年龄在18至84岁之间的个体（100名女性，100名男性）的颈椎计算机断层扫描（CT）图像。使用3D Slicer软件包，对这些图像进行舌骨位置、形状、面积、体积和舌头体积的测量。
在本研究中，发现男女两性舌骨的位置均成比例地位于C3椎体水平。最常见的舌骨类型是B型，而最不常见的是V型。B型在女性中的比例在统计学上更高，而H型在男性中的比例更高（p<0.05）。H型参与者的骨体积和面积在统计学上高于B型参与者（p<0.05）。其他骨类型的骨体积和面积之间的差异无统计学意义（p>0.05）。测量了女性和男性的平均舌骨体积（女性1575.9立方毫米；男性2609.6立方毫米）、舌骨面积（女性1519.8平方毫米；男性2406.4平方毫米）、舌头体积（女性66659.5立方毫米；男性83085.5立方毫米）。参与者的年龄与舌骨面积之间存在统计学上较弱的负相关（rho=-0.162；p=0.022）。舌头体积与舌骨体积/面积之间存在统计学上中等程度的正相关（分别为p<0.001；rho=0.658，rho=0.546）。
男性的舌骨体积、舌骨面积和舌头体积高于女性。随着舌头体积的增加，舌骨体积和舌骨面积增加。舌头体积与舌骨体积之间的联系将有助于牙颌面发育和外科手术，并且骨形态在不同学科中也将具有重要意义。
