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A functional anatomic study of the relationship of the nasal cartilages and muscles to the nasal valve area.
Laryngoscope 1998 July
The functioning of the nasal valve area is largely determined by the stability and the mobility of the lateral nasal wall. To gain insight into the kinematics of the lateral nasal wall, we studied the functional anatomy of the nasal muscles and the intercartilaginous and osseous-cartilaginous junctions. We performed gross and microscopic nasal dissection and serial sectioning in 15 human cadaveric noses. In addition, two noses were used for three-dimensional reconstruction of the nasal cartilages. We conclude that the lateral nasal wall can be seen as made up of three parts. At the level of the osseous-cartilaginous chain of bone, lateral nasal cartilage, and lateral crus, the lateral nasal wall is relatively stable, limited mobility being allowed by translation and rotation in the intercartilaginous joint and a coupled distortion of the cartilages. At the level of the hinge area the lateral nasal wall is supported by one or more accessory cartilages, embedded in soft tissue, and therefore much more compliant. The alar part of the nasalis muscle, which originates from the maxilla and inserts on these cartilages, may dilate the valve area by drawing this hinge area laterally. The third and most compliant part of the lateral nasal wall is the part that is not supported by cartilage, the ala. The dilatator naris muscle largely occupies the ala and is attached to the lateral crus; it opens the vestibule and nostril. The third nasal muscle that influences the lateral nasal wall is the transverse part of the nasalis muscle. It overlies the nose but is not attached to it. This muscle stabilizes the lateral nasal wall, in particular, the lateral nasal cartilage, the intercartilaginous junction, and the hinge area, by moving the nasal skin.
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