The Use of a Bioabasorbable Bone Pin Fixation for Nasal Fractures

摘要: After repairing a nasal fracture, it is customary to provide postoperative support for the bone with intranasal, antibiotic-soaked gauze packing and an external splint. However, in cases of skull base fracture liquorrhea, this procedure generally contraindicated because risk infection. To lessen risk, authors used bioabsorbable pin which ultimately absorbed by body through natural process hydrolysis. An intranasal was inserted from outside skin down maxilla. The operative results were satisfactory no complications such as inflammatory reaction or