title: The Le Fort fractures: René Le Fort and his work in anatomical pathology.
abstract: René Le Fort (1869-1951) was a French army surgeon who conducted a series of thorough, if somewhat macabre, experiments on the heads of cadavers. The results of his work gave rise to a system of classifying facial fractures, now known as Le Fort types I, II and III. Le Fort had a distinguished career in surgery and teaching and served in both world wars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000266:history*