Median thyrohyoid ligament

Looks like

The thickened middle part of the membrane between the hyoid bone and the notch of the thyroid cartilage.

What it does

Suspends the larynx from the hyoid bone in the midline.

Keeping it well

A landmark for thyroglossal duct cysts, which lie close by in the midline of the neck.

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• Gout
• Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
• Hypermobility and Ehlers–Danlos syndromes
• Lyme disease
• Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
• Osteoarthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sarcoma
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Temporomandibular joint disorder