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FORT III FRACTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A fracture in which the entire maxilla and one or more facial bones are completely separated from the craniofacial skeleton; such fractures are almost always accompanied by multiple fractures of the facial bones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Fracture haute de la face constituée par une ligne de fractures passant par la partie supérieure des os propres du nez; la paroi interne de l'orbite; la partie inférieure de l'apex orbitaire, sous le canal optique; la fente sphéno-maxillaire. [D'après EMSQU, 31680, D10, 1981, p. 4.]

Spanish

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