Frequency and etiology of different types of nasal bones fracture reporting at a tertiary care centre,Lahore

Objective: to describe different types of nasal bones fracture,to identify associated factors of different types of nasal bone fractures and to describe clinical demographic features of these cases. study design: descriptive case series setting: department of ent at avicenna medical college/hospital. duration of study: the study was completed in one year i.e.,from 15.07.2011 to 14.08.2012. subjects and methods: hundred cases of fracture nasal bones both males and females up to sixty years of age neither suffering from chronic pathology nor operated judged by history,clinical examination and investigations like x-ray nasal bones,coming to emergency and opd were registered. results: type ii fracture was most frequent,observed in 52 patients (52%) followed by type i fracture in 43 patients (43%) and type iii fracture in 5 patients (5%). the most common etiology was rta (52%) followed by falls (25%),assaults (12%),occupational injuries (9%) and sports injuries (2%). conclusion: type ii fracture is most frequent and road traffic accidents is most common cause of fracture nasal bones.