چكيده لاتين :
Nasal bone fracture, more than other bone fractures, involves a medico legal social problem. In a retrospective study on 166 cases of nasal fractures 146 patients (123 male, 23 female) were included in the authorʹs specialized practice, mainly in a clinic south of Tehran (Naziabad) during the decade 1981 to 1991. The most common causes of nasal fracture were conflict (48.65%), falling from the second floor or the beds of a sanatorium, and vehicle accidents (10.13%), Traumatic causes lead to nasal fracture. Football lead to nasal fracture (9.45%).
The most common age involved in nasal fracture was the third decade, approximately 55.48%.
Most patients referred to my clinic within the first week rather later (70.39%); 36.84% visited the clinic within the first two days.
