Le Fort III osteotomy to correct dish-face deformity resulting from facial trauma.
Untreated craniofacial fractures may result in a deformity similar to that which results from underdevelopment of the maxilla. Such a deformity can be corrected by osteotomy simulating Le Fort type III fracture lines. This operation necessitates careful pre-operative planning which incorporates a feasibility study with the combined use of dental study casts, cephalometric radiography and life-size photographic reproductions. A case history which describes the management of late complications of a malunited class III fracture is given.
D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D015050:Zygoma / Q000601:surgery