> The hyoid bone is one of the most infrequently broken bones in the human body, but when fractured the cause is usually strangulation. A somewhat reliable way to identify cause of death in a discovered skeleton, or in an unresponsive patient who has a CT scan. > — M. P. [via email](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGllCcMgHMDtKssDnwqSDsnVmhL) in response to [[2021-11-22 Bones]] #storystem/fic idea for a murder mystery