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Manipulation of fractured nose using mallet and champagne cork

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2010

M Rollin*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
N De Zoysa
Affiliation:
Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
G Mochloulis
Affiliation:
Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Matthew Rollin, SpR in ENT Surgery, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage SG1 4AB, UK E-mail: matthew@rollinfamily.net

Abstract

We describe an alternative method of manipulating fractured nasal bones using a surgical mallet and a champagne cork. This method enables accurate fracture reduction with minimal skin trauma, by affording the surgeon a high level of control. This method may be applied successfully to late-presenting fractures.

Type
Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2010

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