Comprendre la classification de Le Fort des fractures-disjonctions du massif facial à l'aide du scanner

Midface fractures are among the most prevalent site of facial fractures. Midface tends to fracture
along three planes of weakness described in the early 1900s by René Le Fort. This classification
is still highly relevant, both biomechanically and clinically. After a brief historical introduction, we
will expose by means of illustrative CT-scan cases the main features of this classification. Lastly,
we will introduce a few remarks about its limitations. Management of such fractures and
associated lesions not solely involves radiologists and maxillofacial surgeons but also intensive
care and emergency physicians, ear-nose and throat specialists or neurosurgeons. The awareness
and understanding of this classification by all physicians thus seems relevant.