Clinical characteristies of Lefort fracture of upper maxillo bone due to traffic accidence
- Author:
Nguyen Quoc Duc
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Upper maxillo bone fracture
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Fractures, Bone;
Accidents, Traffic
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;494(11):56-57
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
96 cases of bone fracture at the medium layer of the face were treated in Ha Noi odonto maxillo facial Institute from June 1997 to June 1998.The diagnosis was based on clinical and X ray examination, especially on CT scanning had confirmed 76 cases of Lefort's form of fracture. Central fracture: 36 cases including high fracture related to skull ground (32 cases), naso ethmoldo frontal bone fracture (1 case). Low fracture related to teeth joint (4 cases) including medium vertical fracture (3 cases), paramedium fracture (1 case). Facial mass lateral fracture (type III) was leading with 150 cases including high lateral fracture with or without relation to bone wall at the eye - 120 cases, low lateral fracture with relation of teeth joint - 30 cases.
