Table 1.
Type I | Injury restricted to soft tissue |
Type IIa | Simple, unilateral nondisplaced fracture |
Type IIb | Simple, bilateral nondisplaced fracture |
Type III | Simple, displaced fracture |
Type IV | Closed comminuted fracture |
Type V | Open comminuted fracture or complicated fracture* |
Type II to IV fracture with CSF rhinorrhea, airway obstruction, septal hematoma, crush injury, numbness, severe displacement, or NOE midface involvement.