Table 7.
Dorsum Approach and Grafts Utilized
| Variable | Rhinoplasty Procedures | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (n = 53) (%) | Revision (n = 49) (%) | |||
| Dorsum | Reduction | 34 (64.2) | 17 (34.7) | 0.003* |
| Augmentation | 7 (13.2) | 21 (42.9) | 0.001* | |
| Augmented NF angle | 4 (7.5) | 6 (12.2) | 0.515 | |
| Depended NF angle | 4 (7.5) | 3 (6.1) | 1.000 | |
| Widened | 23 (43.4) | 13 (26.5) | 0.075 | |
| Spreader grafts | 48 (90.6) | 39 (79.6) | 0.118 | |
| Grafts | 4 (7.5) | 5 (10.2) | 0.735 | |
| Bony pyramid | Medial-oblique osteotomies | 29 (54.7) | 11 (22.4) | 0.001* |
| Lateral osteotomies | 35 (66.0) | 15 (30.6) | <0.0001* | |
| Greenstick osteotomy | 6 (11.3) | 6 (12.2) | 0.885 | |
| Percutaneous osteotomy | 3 (5.7) | 2 (4.1) | 1.000 | |
| Graft-autogenous | Septal | 45 (84.9) | 7 (14.3) | <0.0001* |
| Rib | 5 (9.4) | 21 (42.9) | <0.0001* | |
| Auricular | 11 (20.8) | 33 (67.3) | <0.0001* | |
| Fascia | 5 (9.4) | 17 (34.7) | 0.002* | |
| Associated procedures | NSR | 30 (56.6) | 6 (12.2) | <0.0001* |
| Turbinate resection | 29 (54.7) | 7 (14.3) | <0.0001* | |
| Internal valve repair | 24 (45.3) | 25 (51.0) | 0.562 | |
| External valve repair | 7 (13.2) | 14 (28.6) | 0.055 | |
*Significant P value.
NF, nasofrontal; NSR, nasal septal reconstruction.