Abstract
FOR SURGICAL purposes the nasal septum may be divided into a ventral (anterior) and a dorsal (posterior) part by an imaginary line drawn from the base of the spine of the frontal bone to the base of the spine of the maxillae (Fig. 1). In the treatment of deflections of the dorsal (posterior) part, basic concepts are generally accepted and techniques more or less standardized; therefore, these deflections will not be discussed. The management of the anterior division, however, is still a matter of conflicting opinions. The aim of this paper is to present our experience in the hope that it may clear up some of the existing confusion. There are three areas of the ventral (anterior) division (Fig. 2) in which deflections may occur either alone or in combination, and the deflections may be classified as follows: Those without associated external nasal deformity Osseous Upper cartilaginous Lower cartilaginous Those
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