Dr Mohammad Nawaz Nasery MDDr Mohammad Nawaz Nasery MDRadiologist Radiologist Kabul medical universityKabul medical university

Facial bone fractures Facial bone fractures Le Fort classificationLe Fort classification

History and etymologyHistory and etymology They are named after They are named after René Le René Le

FortFort,,  French surgeon French surgeon (1869-1951). (1869-1951). Legend has it Le Fort did his work by dropping cannon balls on cadaver heads and then dissecting the results.

Classification of facial Classification of facial bone fracturebone fracture

The commonly used classification is as The commonly used classification is as follows:follows:Le Fort type 1Le Fort type 1

horizontal maxillary fracturehorizontal maxillary fracture, separating , separating the teeth from the upper facethe teeth from the upper face

fracture line passes through the alveolar ridge, fracture line passes through the alveolar ridge, lateral nose and inferior wall of maxillary sinuslateral nose and inferior wall of maxillary sinus

Le Fort classification of facial Le Fort classification of facial bone fracturebone fracture

Le Fort type 2Le Fort type 2 pyramidal fracture, pyramidal fracture, with the teeth at the with the teeth at the

pyramid base, and nasofrontal suture at its pyramid base, and nasofrontal suture at its apexapex

fracture arch passes through posterior fracture arch passes through posterior alveolar ridge, lateral walls of maxillary alveolar ridge, lateral walls of maxillary sinuses, inferior orbital rim and nasal sinuses, inferior orbital rim and nasal bonesbones

Le Fort type 3Le Fort type 3 craniofacial disjunctioncraniofacial disjunction fracture line passes through nasofrontal fracture line passes through nasofrontal

suture, maxillo-frontal suture, orbital wall suture, maxillo-frontal suture, orbital wall and zygomatic archand zygomatic arch

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