pyramidal fracture
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py·ram·i·dal frac·ture
a fracture of the midfacial skeleton with the principal fracture lines meeting at an apex at or near the superior aspect of the nasal bones.
Synonym(s): Le Fort II fracture
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pyramidal fracture
n.
A fracture of the midfacial bones, especially the upper jawbone, in which the principal fracture lines meet at a point above the nasal bones, forming a triangular section that is detached from the skull.
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py·ram·i·dal frac·ture
(pir-am'i-dăl frak'shŭr)A fracture of the midfacial skeleton with the principal fracture lines meeting at an apex at or near the superior aspect of the nasal bones.
Synonym(s): Le Fort II fracture.
Synonym(s): Le Fort II fracture.
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Le Fort,
René, French surgeon, 1869-1951.Le Fort amputation - a modification of Pirogoff amputation.
Le Fort classification - classification of bone fractures (I, II, III).
Le Fort I fracture - Synonym(s): Guérin fracture
Le Fort II fracture - Synonym(s): pyramidal fracture
Le Fort III fracture - Synonym(s): craniofacial dysjunction fracture
Le Fort osteotomy - osteotomy often done to correct a maxillary skeletal deformity.
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py·ram·i·dal frac·ture
(pir-am'i-dăl frak'shŭr)A fracture of the midfacial skeleton with the principal fracture lines meeting at an apex at or near the superior aspect of the nasal bones.
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