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In 1901, Rene Le Fort categorized fracture patterns of the Maxilla resulting from a single blow to cadaveric skulls. The fracture lines, or “linea minoros resistentiae,” described by Le Fort in 1901 are the basis for the modern Le Fort classification. A Le Fort I fracture (also known as a Guerin fracture or horizontal fracture) is a single horizontal fracture through the maxilla that passes through the septum medially, extending laterally through the pyriform rims, passing below the zygomaticomaxillary suture line, and transecting the pterygomaxillary junction to interrupt the pterygoid plates. Le Fort I fractures result in a mobile hard palate. A Le Fort II fracture (pyramidal fracture) passes through the nasal bridge medially (at or around the nasofrontal suture), extending laterally through...
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Lelli, G.J., Liotta, D., Kacker, A., Barmettler, A. (2014). Le Fort Fractures. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_207-3
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