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*Type II and III injuries associated with cribriform plate disruption and CSF rhinorrhea
*Type II and III injuries associated with cribriform plate disruption and CSF rhinorrhea


==Classification==
==Clinical Features==
===Le Fort I===
*Facial pain and signs of trauma
*Transverse fracture separating body of maxilla from pterygoid plate and nasal septum<ref name="tintinalli">Tintinalli 7th Edition, pgs 1730-1738</ref>
*Facial instability
*Only hard palate and teeth move (when rock hard palate while stabilizing forehead)
*Stable fracture


===Le Fort II===
==Differential Diagnosis==
*Pyramidal fracture through central maxilla and hard palate
{{Maxillofacial trauma DDX}}
*Movement of hard palate and nose occurs, but not the eyes
*Can be stable or unstable fracture


===Le Fort III===
==Evaluation==
*Craniofacial dysjunction (fracture through frontozygomatic sutures, orbit, nose, ethmoids)
===Workup===
*Entire face shifts with globes held in place only by optic nerve)
[[File:LeFort109M.jpg|thumb|A 3-D CT reconstruction showing a Le Fort type 1 fracture (marked by arrow).]]
*Dish face deformity on lateral view
*CT sinus/face
*Unstable fracture
 
===Le Fort IV===
*Le Fort III plus involvement of frontal bone
*Unstable fracture


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===Diagnosis===
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Le Fort Fracture'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Le Fort Fracture'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Description'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Front View'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Front View'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Side View'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Side View'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Stability'''
|-
|Type I||
*Transverse fracture separating body of maxilla from pterygoid plate and nasal septum<ref name="tintinalli">Tintinalli 7th Edition, pgs 1730-1738</ref>
*Only hard palate and teeth move (when rock hard palate while stabilizing forehead)
||[[File:LeFort1e.png|120px]]||[[File:LeFort1a.png|150px]]||Stable
|-
|-
|Type I||[[File:LeFort1e.png|120px]]||[[File:LeFort1a.png|150px]]
|Type II||
*Pyramidal fracture through central maxilla and hard palate
*Movement of hard palate and nose occurs, but not the eyes
||[[File:LeFort2b.png|120px]]||[[File:LeFort2a.png|150px]]||Can be stable or unstable fracture
|-
|-
|Type II||[[File:LeFort2b.png|120px]]||[[File:LeFort2a.png|150px]]
|Type III||
*Craniofacial dysjunction (fracture through frontozygomatic sutures, orbit, nose, ethmoids)
*Entire face shifts with globes held in place only by optic nerve)
*Dish face deformity on lateral view
||[[File:LeFort3b.png|120px]]||[[File:LeFort3a.png|150px]]||Unstable
|-
|-
|Type III||[[File:LeFort3b.png|120px]]||[[File:LeFort3a.png|150px]]
|Type IV||
*Le Fort III plus involvement of frontal bone
||||||Unstable
|}
|}
==Clinical Features==
==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Maxillofacial trauma DDX}}
==Evaluation==
[[File:LeFort109M.jpg|thumb|A 3-D CT reconstruction showing a Le Fort type 1 fracture (marked by arrow).]]
*CT sinus/face


==Management==
==Management==

Latest revision as of 06:32, 6 January 2022

Background

  • Midface fracture involving the maxilla and surrounding facial structures
  • Most commonly occur due to motor vehicle accident
  • LeFort I fractures are isolated to the lower face
  • Type II and III injuries associated with cribriform plate disruption and CSF rhinorrhea

Clinical Features

  • Facial pain and signs of trauma
  • Facial instability

Differential Diagnosis

Maxillofacial Trauma

Evaluation

Workup

A 3-D CT reconstruction showing a Le Fort type 1 fracture (marked by arrow).
  • CT sinus/face

Diagnosis

Le Fort Fracture Description Front View Side View Stability
Type I
  • Transverse fracture separating body of maxilla from pterygoid plate and nasal septum[1]
  • Only hard palate and teeth move (when rock hard palate while stabilizing forehead)
 LeFort1e.png LeFort1a.png Stable
Type II
  • Pyramidal fracture through central maxilla and hard palate
  • Movement of hard palate and nose occurs, but not the eyes
 LeFort2b.png LeFort2a.png Can be stable or unstable fracture
Type III
  • Craniofacial dysjunction (fracture through frontozygomatic sutures, orbit, nose, ethmoids)
  • Entire face shifts with globes held in place only by optic nerve)
  • Dish face deformity on lateral view
 LeFort3b.png LeFort3a.png Unstable
Type IV
  • Le Fort III plus involvement of frontal bone
 Unstable

Management

  • Ensure airway patency
    • If intubation required, consider awake intubation
  • Control hemorrhage
    • Nasal and oral packing may be required
  • IV antibiotics

Disposition

  • Consider discharge in isolated LeFort I or stable LeFort II fractures without concerning features (in coordination with appropriate specialist consult - OMFS, ENT, or PRS)
  • All others should be admitted

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Tintinalli 7th Edition, pgs 1730-1738
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