TY - JOUR T1 - 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? JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 125 LP - 126 DO - 10.1136/medethics-2011-100155 VL - 39 IS - 2 AU - Marie-Claire Jaberoo AU - Jonathan Joseph AU - Gillian Korgaonkar AU - Kandappu Mylvaganam AU - Ben Adams AU - Malcolm Keene Y1 - 2013/02/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/39/2/125.abstract 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. ER -