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Comparison of postoperative outcomes between early and delayed surgery for pediatric nasal fractures

  • Kang, Won Ki (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Han, Dong Gil (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Eun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Yong Jig (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine) ;
  • Shim, Jeong Su (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2021.03.31
  • Accepted : 2021.04.20
  • Published : 2021.04.20
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Abstract

Background: Pediatric nasal fractures, unlike adult nasal fractures, are treated surgically as early as 7 days after the initial trauma. However, in some cases, a week or more elapses before surgery, and few studies have investigated the consequences of delayed surgery for pediatric nasal fractures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the postoperative outcomes of pediatric nasal fractures according to the time interval between the initial trauma and surgery. Methods: The records of pediatric patients under 12 years old who underwent closed reduction of nasal bone fracture from March 2012 to February 2020 were reviewed. The interval between trauma and surgery was divided into within 7 days (early reduction) and more than 7 days (delayed reduction). Postoperative results were classified into five grades (excellent, good, moderate, poor, and very poor) based on the degree of reduction shown on computed tomography. Results: Ninety-eight patients were analyzed, of whom 51 underwent early reduction and 47 underwent delayed reduction. Forty-two (82.4%) of the 51 patients in the early reduction group showed excellent results, and nine (17.6%) showed good results. Thirty-nine (83.0%) of the 47 patients in the delayed reduction group showed excellent results and eight (17.0%) showed good results. No statistically significant difference in outcomes was found between the two groups (chi-square test p= 0.937). However, patients without septal injury were significantly more likely to have excellent postoperative outcomes (chi-square test p< 0.01). Conclusion: No statistically significant difference was found in the outcomes of pediatric nasal fractures between the early and delayed reduction groups. Successful surgical results were found even in patients who received delayed reduction (more than 7 days after trauma).

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