ReviewBulletin of emergency and trauma2017
Le Fort Fractures: A Collective Review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- Modern management of maxillofacial trauma in the emergency department.World journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Interpersonal Violence-Related Facial Fractures: 12-Year Trends and Surgical Outcomes in a Southern European Level-I Trauma Centre.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Correlation between facial bone fractures and associated long bone injuries in polytrauma patients: A retrospective imaging-based study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- A Novel Minimally Invasive and Cost-Effective Internal Fixation of the Le Fort I Fracture by Using Intermaxillary Fixation Screw and Wire: A Technical Note.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2024Article
- In-hospital management of the airway in trauma.BJA education · 2024Review
- Maxillofacial haemorrhagic symptoms in emergency department patients: impact of antithrombotics.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
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- Risk Factors for Maxillary Sinus Pathology after Surgery for Midfacial Fracture: A Multivariate Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Rehabilitation Strategies for a Patient With Traumatic Multiple Fractures: A Case Report.Cureus · 2022Article
- Facial Fractures: Independent Prediction of Neurosurgical Intervention.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Craniomaxillofacial trauma in immature dogs-etiology, treatments, and outcomes.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- LeFort Fractures.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2021Review
- Evaluation of Bite Force After Treatment of Le Fort Fractures by Internal Fixation and Mandibulomaxillary Fixation.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2021Article
- A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Le Fort Fractures Using Internal Fixation to Achieve Mandibulomaxillary Fixation.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2021Article
- Trauma on the high seas: an overview of recreational water use injuries.Emergency radiology · 2020Review
- Craniomaxillofacial Trauma in Dogs-Part II: Association Between Fracture Location, Morphology and Etiology.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
- Craniomaxillofacial Trauma in Dogs-Part I: Fracture Location, Morphology and Etiology.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
- Improving the quality of assessment and management of nasal trauma in a major trauma centre (MTC): Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.BMJ open quality · 2019Article
- Facial Fractures: Independent Prediction of Neurosurgical Intervention.Asian journal of neurosurgeryArticle
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Le Fort fractures constitute a pattern of complex facial injury that occurs secondary to blunt facial trauma. The most common mechanisms of injury for these fractures, which are frequently associated with drug and alcohol use, include motor vehicle collisions, assault, and falls. A thorough search of the world's literature following PRISMA guidelines was conducted through PubMed and EBSCO databases. Search terms included "Le Fort fracture", "facial", "craniofacial", and "intracranial." Articles were selected based on relevance and examined regarding etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and outcomes in adults. The analyzed studies were published between 1980 and 2016. Initial data search yielded 186 results. The search was narrowed to exclude articles lacking in specificity for Le Fort fractures. Fifty-one articles were selected, the majority of which were large case studies, and collectively reported that Le Fort fractures are most commonly due to high-velocity MVC and that the severity of fracture type sustained occurred with increasing frequency. It was also found that there is a general lack of published Level I, Level II, and Level III studies regarding Le Fort fracture management, surgical management, and outcomes. The limitation of this study, similar to all PRISMA-guided review articles, is the dependence on previously published research and availability of references as outlined in our methodology. While mortality rates for Le Fort fractures are low, these complex injuries seldom occur in isolation and are associated with other severe injuries to the head and neck. Quick and accurate diagnosis of Le Fort fractures and associated injuries is crucial to the successful management of blunt head trauma.
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