05 March 2025
: Case report 
Non-Traumatic Thyroid Cartilage Fracture from Sudden Neck Motion: Clinical Insights
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease
Pierre Attal
AD 1, Ben-Zion Horwitz BC 1, Jen-Yves Sichel EF 1, Chanan Shaul ABDEF 1*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946084
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946084
Figure 1. Non-traumatic thyroid cartilage fracture following sudden neck motion. Computed tomography (CT) scan images show fractures through the anterior thyroid cartilage (A, B), with surrounding soft tissue emphysema (C, white asterisks). Images demonstrate a non-displaced fracture line through the anterior aspect of the thyroid cartilage with associated subcutaneous emphysema in the surrounding soft tissues.