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Restoration of the impacted nasal pyramid using a Kirschner wire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2006

J. Murphy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
A.H. Marshall
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
N.S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.

Abstract

One of the most challenging types of nasal fracture is when the nasal pyramid, comprising of the upper and lower lateral cartilages and septum including the vomer, is fractured, impacted and has rotated into the face. This paper describes a technique to elevate the nasal complex and hold it forwards using a Kirschner wire.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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