CT Diagnosis of the Fracture of Anterior Nasal Spine

Abstract

Objective: To study anterior nasal spine fractures, including the incidence, missed diagnosis rates, and relationship with shapes using computed tomography (CT). Methods: Two hundred cases of axial CT images performed for maxillofacial trauma were reviewed. The incidence, correct, and missed diagnosis rates of anterior nasal spine fractures were studied. The relationship between the fracture and the shape of the anterior nasal spine was also analyzed. Results: The rate of anterior nasal spine fractures was 22.00% (44 of 200). The diagnostic accuracy was 4.55% (2 of 44) and the missed diagnosis rate was 95.45% (42 of 44). The fracture rates of the double rod, single rod, triangle, and irregular anterior nasal spine were 33.85% (22 of 65), 32.26% (10 of 31), 12.24% (12 of 98), and 0.00% (0 of 6), respectively. The double and single rod types of anterior nasal spine were most likely to be fractured than the type of triangle (χ2 = 11.05, 6.67, P