title: Facial fractures: beyond Le Fort.
abstract: This article presents a systematic approach for interpreting a craniofacial CT scan that is clinically useful to the reconstructive surgeon. By categorizing the fracture patterns and highlighting the variables that may affect fracture management, the radiologist can expand his interpretation of the fracture pattern into a clinically useful diagnosis that may affect fracture management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Eye and Ear Institute, 203 Lothrop Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Fraioli
authors.forename: Barton F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Branstetter
authors.forename: Frederic W-B
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Deleyiannis
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000145:classification; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000145:classification; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000145:classification