Le Fort Fractures Flashcards
1
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Le Fort type I
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“Floating palate” fracture
Horizontal fracture through the maxillary sinuses
Extends through the nasal septum and walls of the maxillary sinuses into the inferior aspect of the pterygoid plates
- separating the teeth from the upper face
- fracture line passes through the alveolar ridge, lateral nose, and inferior wall of maxillary sinus
2
Q
Le Fort type II
A
“pyramidal” fracture
Fracture through the medial orbital and lateral maxillary walls
It begins at the bridge of the nose and extends in a pyramidal fashion through the nasal septum, frontal process of the maxilla, medial wall of the orbit, inferior orbital rim, superior, lateral, and posterior walls of the maxillary antrum, and midportion of the pterygoid plates
3
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Le Fort type III
A
” craniofacial disjunction”
Horizontal oriented fracture through the orbits
