Nose & Sinus Fractures: Understanding Broken Bones After Facial Trauma

In cases of severe facial trauma, the following nasal and paranasal sinus bones may be fractured:

Nasal bones

Septal cartilage

Ethmoid bones

1. Cribriform plate

2. Lateral masses and perpendicular plate

Maxilla: nasal process, zygomatic process of the maxilla

Frontal process of the maxilla

Frontal bone: nasal spine and frontal sinuses

Zygomatic bone