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suprahyoid muscles
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suprahyoid muscles [¦sü·prə′hī‚ȯid ‚məs·əlz]
(anatomy)
The muscles attached to the upper margin of the hyoid bone.


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More invasive release maneuvers have been described to affect a tension-free repair: an infrahyoid muscle release, a suprahyoid muscle release, and the most invasive "hilar release.
Twenty percent to 25% are in the suprahyoid neck, 15% to 59% are at the hyoid bone, and 25% to 65% are in the infrahyoid neck.
During dissection, care was taken not to injure the blood vessels and innervations in the infra- and suprahyoid muscles.
 
 
 
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