A broken nose is when a bone in your nose, usually the one over the bridge of your nose, gets cracked or broken. Also called a nasal fracture, it’s the most common type of face injury.

A nasal fracture occurs when bones or cartilage in the nose crack or break during sports, accidents, or physical altercations. Blunt trauma accounts for 9 out of 10 ...

Deviated septum: When the nasal septum – the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity of the nose in half – is significantly off center, or crooked, making it hard to breathe.

Nasal bone fractures account for approximately 40% of all facial fractures. 1 In children, the most common cause of nasal bone fractures (NBFs) is sports (59.3%), followed by being in fights (10.8 ...

A broken nose isn’t always obvious, so knowing what type of injury you may have can help you make the best decisions about caring for it. Fractures: A nasal fracture, or broken nose, is the most ...

An "extraordinary" nose ornament made from human bone was discovered at the site of an ancient Maya city in Mexico.. Researchers found the unique artifact during work at the Palenque ...

A crooked nose may have a curved shape or look off-center. ... A traumatic injury to the nose can displace the bones or cartilage.

Archaeologists working in the ruins of Palenque, an ancient city in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas, have found a centuries-old, intricately carved Maya nose ornament made of human bone.