Epidemiological analysis of fracture nasal bone experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Aim: to describe the demographic features,pattern,time of consultation & etiological factors of different types of nasal bone fractures. study design: descriptive case series setting: department of ent at sheikh zayed medical college & hospital rahim yar khan. duration of study: the study was completed in one year from 01.01.2015 to 01.01.2016. methods: sampling technique was purposive non probability sampling. hundred cases of fracture nasal bones both males and females up to fifty years of age were included,detail history,clinical examination and investigations like x-ray nasal bones ap & lateral views were carried out in patients admitted from emergency and opd. all those cases with history of chronic pathology,old deformity and already operated were not included. results: type ii fracture was most frequent,observed in 57 patients (57%) followed by type i fracture in 35 patients (35%) and type iii fracture in 8 patients (8%). male were 72 patients (72%) and female were 28(28%). the most common etiology was rta (62%) followed by falls (19%),assaults (15%) and sports injuries (2%).time of consultation was within two weeks of trauma,mean age was 15 to 30 yrs. conclusion: type ii fracture is most frequent and road traffic accidents is most common cause of fracture nasal bones predominantly seen in male patients. mostly young male's using motor bike without driving license were encountered with road traffic accidents which needs attention and implementation of road traffic rules. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.