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Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
Race: Middle eastern
From the case:
Le Fort type I fracture
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Axial bone window
Patient was scanned 30 minutes after blunt trauma.
Also known as Guerin's fracture or floating palate, this is an example of Le fort type I fracture with bilateral hemosinus. There is a pterygomaxillary dysjunction with fracture of the infero-medial and lateral maxillary buttress. The pterygoid plates are always involved in Le Fort fracture.
From the case:
Le Fort type I fracture
A diagram differentiating types of Le Fort fractures:
- red line - Le Forte I
- blue line - Le Forte II
- green line - Le Forte III
Source of the image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Fort_fracture_of_skull
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