- Le Fort Fracture: What Is It, Diagnosis, and Treatment | Osmosis
Funk, G (2019) Facial Fracture Management Handbook - LeFort Fractures In Iowa Head and Neck Protocols Retrieved January 11, 2021, from https: medicine uiowa edu iowaprotocols facial-fracture-management-handbook-lefort-fractures Knipe, H Gaillard, F (n d ) Le Fort fracture classification In Radiopaedia
- Le Fort fracture of skull - Wikipedia
The Le Fort (or LeFort) fractures are a pattern of midface fractures originally described by the French surgeon René Le Fort in the early 1900s [1] He described three distinct fracture patterns
- Le Fort fracture classification - Radiopaedia. org
Le Fort fractures are fractures of the midface, which collectively involve separation of all or a portion of the midface from the skull base In order to be separated from the skull base, the pterygoid plates of the sphenoid bone need to be involv
- Le Fort Fractures - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
In 1901, René Le Fort, a French military surgeon, performed a series of experiments on 35 cadavers to determine the most common patterns of midfacial skeletal injuries that result from blunt trauma Despite being an army physician, he eschewed the study of penetrating facial trauma, particularly gunshot wounds, as he termed them "veritable explosions in the face" and deemed them to be
- Le Fort Fractures - Core EM
Radiopaedia: LeFort Fracture Classification AO Surgery Reference (great for clinical exam pearls): Midface Exam References Bagheri SC, Holmgren E, Kademani D, Hommer L, Bell RB, Potter BE, et al Comparison of the severity of bilateral Le Fort injuries in isolated midface trauma J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005;63 (8):1123-9 PMID: 16094579
- Le Fort fractures - WikEM
Consider discharge in isolated LeFort I or stable LeFort II fractures without concerning features (in coordination with appropriate specialist consult - OMFS, ENT, or PRS)
- Lefort Fractures - EyeWiki
Initially described in 1901 by French surgeon René Le Fort (1869-1951), LeFort fractures represent a group of midface fractures that occur following blunt trauma and follow areas of structural weakness
- Le Fort Fractures: Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Le Fort fractures are facial bone fractures that commonly occur as a result of high-impact trauma This article covers types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options
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