TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Medico-legal and ethical aspects of nasal fractures secondary to assault: do we owe a duty of care to advise patients to have a facial x-ray?
JO  - Journal of medical ethics
A1  - Jaberoo, Marie-Claire
A1  - Joseph, Jonathan
A1  - Korgaonkar, Gillian
A1  - Mylvaganam, Kandappu
A1  - Adams, Ben
A1  - Keene, Malcolm
SP  - 125
EP  - 126
VL  - 39
IS  - 2
N2  - Guidelines advise that x-rays do not contribute to the clinical management of simple nasal fractures. However, in cases of simple nasal fracture secondary to assault, a facial x-ray may provide additional legal evidence should the victim wish to press charges, though there is no published guidance. We examine the ethical and medico-legal issues surrounding this controversial area.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-6800
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2011-100155
ID  - ref1
ER  -