Facial bone fractures

Le Fort classification

  1. Type I: floating palate
    1. involves inferior wall of maxillary sinuses, anterolateral margin of nasal fossa
    2. horizontal maxillary fracture
  2. Type II: floating maxilla
    1. involves lateral wall of maxillar sinuses, inferior orbital rim
    2. pyramidal fracture
  3. floating face (!!!!)
    1. involves zygomatic arch
    2. craniofacial dysjunction
    3. highest rate of CSF leak
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Zygomatic arch

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