title: Evaluation and management of the patient with LeFort facial fractures.
abstract: Fractures of the maxillary facial bones, also described as LeFort fractures, are potentially disfiguring and potentially lethal injuries that require careful examination and expectant management skills. This review article provides an overview of facial anatomy, fracture patterns, patient assessment, and the specific management of patients with LeFort fractures.
authors.affiliation: LIFE STAR/Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Frakes
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D020209:Cranial Nerve Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology