Case: Skull & face radiograph #110362134
Skull & face Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Hellerhoff via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Nasal bone fracture
What to look for in nasal bone fracture
- A lucent line or step through the nasal bones on the lateral view, often with displacement.
- Normal suture lines and nasomaxillary sutures can mimic fractures.
- Nasal fractures are usually a clinical diagnosis; radiographs rarely change management.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Nasenbeinfraktur mit mehreren, dislozierten Fragmenten
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
