Nasal Trauma

The protruding and delicate skeleton of the nose makes it prone to soft tissue injuries and fractures. Nasal fractures rank third in the incidence of all human fractures, behind clavicle and wrist fractures. Many fractures of the nasal bone and septal skeleton go undiagnosed and untreated at the time of initial injury but account for a high percentage of subsequent septoplasty procedures for nasal obstruction or deviation [1].