AIM The aim of the study is to estimate the diagnostic sensitivity and utility of high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) in comparison with a gold standard technique in the diagnosis of the nasal fracture. PATIENTS AND METHOD Using a retrospective study design, facial Computed Tomography (CT) and HRUS examinations were performed on 87 consecutive patients with nasal trauma. Ultrasonograms wer...

The nasal bone is among the most frequently broken facial bone due to all types of trauma and is the most frequently fractured facial bone due to motor vehicle collisions. This study reports the results of anterior-posterior impacts performed on male cadavers using a free-falling impactor with a flat impacting surface. The force at fracture onset was determined using an acoustic emission sensor...

BACKGROUND Nasal fractures have a tendency of resulting in structural or functional complications, and the results can vary according to the type of nasal bone fracture. The aim of this study was to evaluate the objective postoperative results according to the type of nasal bone fractures. METHODS We reviewed 313 patients who had a closed reduction of nasal bone fracture. The classification o...

Nasal injuries are a common presentation to emergency departments and primary care settings. Acute nasal injury often occurs as a result of trauma and can lead to epistaxis, nasal fracture, or even nasal septal haematoma. Epistaxis accounts for 33% of all admissions to emergency ear, nose, and throat (ENT) departments and head and neck surgery facilities, and it can require cautery or packing. ...

Nasal bone fractures are the most common type of facial fracture. Closed reduction has been used as the standard treatment modality for nasal fractures for many years. In cases of nasal fracture with lacerations at the fracture sites, bioabsorbable/metallic plate or interfragment wire fixation can be used with accurate alignment through the openings created by the lacerations. However, in cases...

PURPOSE This study was conducted in order to investigate the therapeutic effect of closed reduction according to a classification in patients with nasal bone fracture. METHODS The study was conducted retrospectively on 186 patients with a mean age of 38 years (range: 7 to 80 years). All patients were diagnosed by clinical and radiologic examination, and then classified according to Hwang's cl...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate fracture patterns of the nasal septum. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional cadaveric study. SETTING Synthes research laboratories, Philadelphia, PA. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eighteen cadavers were divided into three groups. Group A was subjected to low-level force administered to the nasal tip. Group B underwent moderate-level force and group C high-level force. Cadavers subseq...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of closed reduction from a patient's point of view, because there is increasing evidence that closed reduction of nasal fractures fails to address deformities of the cartilaginous nasal framework and the septum. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 62 patients who underwent a closed reduction of nasal fracture between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2005....

Fractures of the an tenor nasal spine are very rare. A case is reported where a fracture involving the anterior nasal spine was the only significant sequela of a traumatic injury to the face. Appropriate methods of diagnosing such a fracture are discussed.