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René Le Fort

French surgeon, 1869-1951. Lille.
His name is often given as Lefort, but a memorial plaque at "Le Musée Régional Hospitalier de Lille" says René Le Fort.




Associated eponyms:
Le Fort's classification (René Le Fort)
Classification of fractures of the face.

Le Fort's fracture I (René Le Fort)
Horizontal fracture of the aveolar process of maxillar.

Le Fort's fracture II (René Le Fort)
Unilateral or bilateral fracture of the body of the maxilla.

Le Fort's fracture III (René Le Fort)
A type of maxillary fracture located high in midface in which the entire maxilla and one or more facial bones are completely separated from the craniofacial skeleton in a tripod pattern.

Le Fort's osteotomy (René Le Fort)
Osteotomy to correct a maxillary skeletal deformity.





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