Table 1 The number of bone fragments and nasal mucosal tears associated with the use of an osteotome and a diamond surgical burr for the lateral nasal osteotomy
Nr. | Kind of Cadaver | Age | Gender | Bony fragments | Mucosal tear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
right | left | right | left | ||||
1 | Formalin preserved | 75 | f | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Formalin preserved | 77 | m | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
3 | Formalin preserved | 83 | f | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
4 | Formalin preserved | 87 | f | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Formalin preserved | 91 | f | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | Fresh cadaver | 61 | m | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
7 | Fresh cadaver | 76 | m | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
8 | Fresh cadaver | 85 | f | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
9 | Fresh cadaver | 87 | f | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
10 | Fresh cadaver | 88 | f | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Mean | 81 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
p-value | p < 0,0001 | p < 0,0001 | |||||
±SD | 0.92 | 0.67 | |||||