Stability of the subcranial Le Fort III osteotomy associated with Le Fort I osteotomy for nonsyndromic patients

Le Fort I Osteotomy for Maxillary Repositioning and Distraction Techniques

Advancement of the midface, from conventional Le Fort III osteotomy to Le Fort III distraction: review of the literature.

Since its introduction in about 1950, the Le Fort III (LF III) procedure has become a widely accepted treatment for correction of midface hypoplasia and related functional and esthetic problems. As long-term surgical experience grows and improvements are made in technique, equipment and peri-operative care, the number of LF III procedures performed worldwide is increasing. A number of fundament...

Surgical correction of septal deviation after Le Fort I osteotomy

BACKGROUND The Le Fort I osteotomy is one of the most widely used and useful procedure to correct the dentofacial deformities of the midface. The changes of the maxilla position affect to overlying soft tissue including the nasal structure. Postoperative nasal septum deviation is a rare and unpredicted outcome after the surgery. There are only a few reports reporting the management of this comp...

Delayed presentation of pseudoaneurysm after Le Fort I osteotomy.

Although the osteotome is positioned in close vicinity to the maxillary artery and its branches during ptergomaxillary separation in a Le Fort I osteotomy, postoperative complications from vascular injuries are rare. The following report describes an unusual occurrence of a maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm following a Le Fort I and bilateral sagittal-split osteotomies for correction of mandibula...

Photodensitometric evaluation of osseous repair following Le Fort I osteotomy.

This study evaluated photodensitometry as a noninvasive method for quantitating bone mineral content (BMC) and osseous repair after Le Fort I osteotomy. Le Fort I osteotomies were performed on 6 Macaca fasicularis monkeys; maxillas were either advanced (Group I, n = 3) or impacted and advanced (Group II, n = 3). Postoperative, standardized lateral cephalometric films were taken at weekly interv...