Volume 11, number 1

Nasal Bone Fracture Closed Reduction - Review Article

Vijay Ebenezer1, Balakrishnan Ramalingam1, Prakash1 and M. Sivakumar2

1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, 600100, India. 2Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai - 600 100, India.

ABSTRACT: Nose is the most prominent part of the face, so it is the most common structure to be injured in the face and it is often ignored by the patient. In cases of facial trauma, nasal fractures account for approximately 40 percent of bone injuries(1) Patients with fractures of nasal bone will have deformity, tenderness, haemorrhage, edema, ecchymosis, instability, and crepitation.

KEYWORDS:

Nasal bone; Deviation; bleeding

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