title: Reduction of nasal fracture using an airway tube as a pivot.
abstract: When repairing nasal fracture by closed reduction, an airway tube is useful for the pivot of the forceps. By placing the tube on the upper white lip and using it as a pivot, the fracture is reduced with Walsham forceps or Langenbeck elevator. This method is useful for all nasal fractures that are too firm to reduce by conventional closed reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ishikiri-Seiki Hospital, Osaka, Japan. yabe@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabe
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D013165:Splints; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D055815:Young Adult