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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3472</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.SP140</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Assessment of Pattern and Aetiology of LeFort Fractures among 100 Patients - A Clinical Study&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>MV</surname><given-names>Srikar</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>S</surname><given-names>Vempalli</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>N</surname><given-names>Reddy</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>KB</surname><given-names>Shetty</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>KC</surname><given-names>Vidya</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Dang</surname><given-names>Gaganndeep Singh</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>10</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>nt</volume><issue>es</issue><fpage>49</fpage><lpage>52</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Maxillofacial fractures are a challenge for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. LeFort fractures comprised of LeFort I, II and III fractures. The management of these fractures demands careful evaluation which depends on the skill and experience of the surgeon. Objectives: To determine LeFort fractures among patients admitted to the oral and maxillofacial department. Methods: This study was conducted on 100 patients of midfacial fractures of both genders. A thorough clinical examination was done. Radiographic evaluation with panoramic radiographs and CT scan was done. In all patients, the type of fracture and aetiology of fracture was recorded. Results: Males were 65 (65 %) and females were 35 (35 %). Maximum cases were seen in age group 21- 30 years (male- 31, female- 17) followed by 31-40 years (male- 18, female- 10). LeFort, I was seen in 57 (57 %) followed by LeFort II in 31 (31 %) and LeFort III in 12 (12 %). Maximum cases of LeFort I fracture were seen in the age group 21-30 in 32 cases, LeFort II in the age group 21-30 in 12 cases and LeFort III in the age group 31-40 in 6 cases. Maximum cases were of RTA seen in 48 (48 %) followed by violence in 22 (22 %), fall in 13 (13 %), sports injury in 10 (10 %), workplace injury in 4 (4 %) and assault in 3 (3 %). The difference was significant (P__ampersandsignlt; 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that maximum cases were of LeFort I fracture. Maximum cases were seen in the younger age group 21-30 years. There was a male predominance.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Fall</kwd><kwd> LeFort fracture</kwd><kwd> Road traffic accident</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
