The influence of trauma on the growing septal cartilage.
In 34 children biopsies of the nasal septum which had formerly been traumatized by force or surgery, are histologically examined. The long-term reactions of the injured septal cartilage can be described by loss, incomplete and complete regeneration of cartilage. In most cases the regeneratioen of the cartilage is undirected, thus causing deformation of the nasal septum.
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D012038:Regeneration; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D014945:Wound Healing