HEAD, EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROATEMERGENCIESCOMPLICATIONS
Nasal fractures may be associated with:
■ CSF rhinorrhea (fracture of cribiform plate of ethmoid bone)
■ Basilar skull fracture
■ Untreated septal hematomas that can lead to abscess formation, necrosis, or
septal perforation
■ Septal damage that can lead to a saddle nose deformity
ABFIGURE 14.7. (A) Nasal fracture. (B) Nasal hematoma.
(A) (Reproduced, with permission, from Lalwani AK. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in
Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008:251.)
(B) (Reproduced, with permission, from Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB. Atlas of Emergency
Medicine,2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002:9.)