Question 75 · LDEK · Trauma
At the hospital emergency department in the patient after a traumatic traffic injury the CT examination revealed a fracture gap extending horizontally at the level of the nasal cavity as a result of which a piece of the maxilla with the alveolar processes, the teeth and the palate is separated from the rest of the facial skeleton. The above description applies to:
- A. Le Fort type IV fracture.
- B. Le Fort type III fracture.
- C. Le Fort type II fracture.
- D. Le Fort type I fracture.
- E. based on the above description, the fracture type can not be specified.
Hint
Recall which Le Fort level is the lowest, horizontal one that detaches the tooth-bearing part of the maxilla.
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