Absorbable Plate as a Perpendicular Strut for Acute Saddle Nose Deformities

Background Nasal pyramid fractures accompanied by saddle nose deformities are not easily corrected by closed reduction. We used an absorbable plate as a perpendicular strut to support the collapsed "keystone area" and obtained good results. Methods Between September 2008 and J...

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Main Authors: Jong Gyu Kim, Seung Chul Rhee, Pil Dong Cho, Deok Jung Kim, Soo Hyang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-03-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5999/aps.2012.39.2.113