Table 3 Main operative techniques to correct the remnant septal deviation.

From: Causes and management of persistent septal deviation after septoplasty

Technique

Number (%)*

Excision of remnant deviation (cartilaginous or bony portion)

52 (70.3)

Septal cartilage traction suture technique

20 (27.0)

Spreader graft

10 (13.5)

Crossing suture technique

5 (6.8)

  1. * The numbers are not mutually exclusive.