Nasal fractures--the details.
Due to the nose's prominent location and functional and cosmetic importance, nasal fractures present a challenge to the facial plastic surgeon to restore all things to normal. Although little groundbreaking news has been reported recently in the literature on nasal fractures, there is ample literature already in print on virtually every topic concerning nasal fractures. This article concentrates on the details of actually managing nasal fractures, with comments on present-day coding of posttraumatic septorhinoplasty.
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University of Alabama School of Medicine, 1501 Fifth Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002356:Cartilage / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004954:Esthetics; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome