The Le Fort (or LeFort) fractures are a pattern of midface fractures originally described by the French surgeon René Le Fort in the early 1900s. [1] He described three distinct fracture patterns.

Feb 4, 2025 · Funk, G. (2019). Facial Fracture Management Handbook - LeFort Fractures. In Iowa Head and Neck Protocols. Retrieved January 11, 2021, from …

Initially described in 1901 by French surgeon René Le Fort (1869-1951), LeFort fractures represent a group of midface fractures that occur following blunt trauma and follow areas of structural weakness.

Dec 11, 2024 · In 1901, René Le Fort, a French military surgeon, performed a series of experiments on 35 cadavers to determine the most common patterns of midfacial skeletal injuries that result from …

Jun 20, 2024 · Le Fort fractures are fractures of the midface, which collectively involve separation of all or a portion of the midface from the skull base. In order to be separated from the skull base, the …

Feb 1, 2019 · Radiopaedia: LeFort Fracture Classification AO Surgery Reference (great for clinical exam pearls): Midface Exam References Bagheri SC, Holmgren E, Kademani D, Hommer L, Bell RB, …

Dec 15, 2025 · The Le Fort fractures are a group mid-facial fracture patterns classified into three types: Le Fort I, II, and III.

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

Apr 26, 2017 · The term LeFort fractures is applied to transverse fractures of the midface. Rene' LeFort described three transverse weak lines through the midfacial skeleton as a result of his cadaver …

LeFort I fractures are those involving an area under the nasal fossa. LeFort II fractures involve a pyramidal area including the maxilla, nasal bones, and medial orbits.