OBJECTIVES
Cross-hatching incisions have been considered mandatory for correcting cartilaginous septal deviation. We evaluated the clinical outcome of septoplasty without cross-hatching incisions to determine the necessity for making septal cartilage incisions.
METHODS
THE RECONSTRUCTED SEPTAL COMPONENTS DURING SEPTOPLASTY WERE CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR ANATOMICAL AREAS: vomer, maxillary crest, p...
