title: Rebuilding the inferior turbinate with hydroxyapatite cement.
abstract: This article describes a method of reconstructing a totally resected inferior turbinate with hydroxyapatite cement in patients who experience symptoms often associated with an overzealous resection of the turbinate (the "empty nose" syndrome).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite