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Le Fort facial fractures

Midfacial facial injeuct classification. Maxilla separated from the skull base along planes of injury. Described by René Le Fort (1869- 1951) in 1901

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JellyBean 018 with Paul Young

So SMACC is nearly upon us. I wouldn’t like to be organising it. Paul Young is going and he is hilarious. And very smart. JellyBean be upon ye

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William Warwick Wagstaffe

William Warwick Wagstaffe (Sr) (1843-1910) was an English General surgeon and anatomist. Eponym: Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture (ankle fracture)

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Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture

Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture: avulsion fracture of the medial aspect of the distal fibula due to avulsion of the anterior tibiofibular ligament attachment

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René Le Fort

René Le Fort (1869 – 1951) was a French surgeon. Le Fort classified facial fractures in 1900 and published in 1901