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===Le Fort III=== | ===Le Fort III=== | ||
*Craniofacial dysjunction (fracture through frontozygomatic sutures, orbit, nose, ethmoids) | *Craniofacial dysjunction (fracture through frontozygomatic sutures, orbit, nose, ethmoids) | ||
*Entire face shifts | *Entire face shifts with globes held in place only by optic nerve) | ||
*Dish face deformity on lateral view | *Dish face deformity on lateral view | ||
*Unstable fracture | *Unstable fracture | ||
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**Prepare for surgical airway | **Prepare for surgical airway | ||
*CT Face | *CT Face | ||
*Control hemorrhage | *Control hemorrhage with nasal and oral packing if needed | ||
*Admit for IV abx and sx | *Admit for IV abx and sx | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 12 July 2016
Background
- LeFort I fractures are isolated to the lower face
- Type II and III injuries[1]
- Associated with cribriform plate disruption and CSF rhinorrhea
Classification
Le Fort 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)
- Stable fracture
Le Fort II
- Pyramidal fracture through central maxilla and hard palate
- Movement of hard palate and nose occurs, but not the eyes
- Can be stable or unstable fracture
Le Fort 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
- Unstable fracture
Le Fort IV
- Le Fort III plus involvement of frontal bone
- Unstable fracture
Differential Diagnosis
Maxillofacial Trauma
- Ears
- Nose
- Oral
- Other face
- Zygomatic arch fracture
- Zygomaticomaxillary (tripod) fracture
- Related
Management
- Airway protection
- Consider awake intubation (eg, ketamine) if need airway; if possible do not paralyze a Le Fort for intubation or you may be forced into a crash surgical airway
- Prepare for surgical airway
- CT Face
- Control hemorrhage with nasal and oral packing if needed
- Admit for IV abx and sx