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Descriptor English:

Osteotomy, Le Fort

Descriptor Spanish:

Osteotomía Le Fort

Descriptor Portuguese:

Osteotomia de Le Fort

Tree Number:

E04.545.575
E04.555.580.580
E06.645.575

Definition English:

Transverse sectioning and repositioning of the maxilla. There are three types: Le Fort I osteotomy for maxillary advancement or the treatment of maxillary fractures; Le Fort II osteotomy for the treatment of maxillary fractures; Le Fort III osteotomy for the treatment of maxillary fractures with fracture of one or more facial bones. Le Fort III is often used also to correct craniofacial dysostosis and related facial abnormalities. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p1203 & p662)

Indexing Annotation English:

in maxillary surg; Le Fort I: coord IM with MAXILLA /surg (IM) for maxillary advancement; Le Fort II: coord IM with MAXILLARY FRACTURES /surg (IM); Le Fort III: coord IM with MAXILLARY FRACTURES /surg (IM) or CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS /surg (IM) or other related facial abnorm /surg (IM); do not use /util except by MeSH definition

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Allowable Qualifiers English:

adverse effects	classification
contraindications	economics
education	ethics
history	instrumentation
legislation & jurisprudence	mortality
methods	nursing
psychology	rehabilitation
statistics & numerical data	standards
trends	utilization
veterinary

Record Number:

33113

Unique Identifier:

D019340

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