Thermoplastic splint for use after nasal fracture.

Abstract

I have used this splint on 16 patients between November 1992 and July 1993. The device works as well as or better than other similarly designed thermoplastic nasal splints that are commercially available, and it is significantly less expensive. Commercially available splints run about 5 to 10 dollars per unit. This device as described costs approximately 50 cents per unit. This method of external splinting of the nose is extremely reliable and satisfactory to both myself and the patient. No splint is unobtrusive, and I have found that my patients like these bright and colorful splints.