[1] The most common causes include assault, trauma during sports, falls, and motor vehicle collisions.

In simple Type 1 fractures X-Rays supply surprisingly little information beyond clinical examination.

[6] Minor nasal fractures may be allowed to heal on their own provided there is not significant cosmetic deformity.

[1] For nasal fractures where the nose has been deformed, manual alignment (ie, closed reduction) may be attempted, usually with good results.

Manually alignment should be performed in adults within 10 days of injury (prior to the bone healing in the misaligned state).

For children, bone healing occurs faster, so manual alignment should ideally be performed within 4 days of injury.