Unusual fracture of maxilla: A case report

Classical pattern of midface fractures was described by Rene Le Fort in 1901, the pattern of which is rarely encountered in clinical practice. Radiologists and surgeons always observe different patterns of facial injuries which do not fall into classical Le Fort patterns. Comprehensive and extended classifications and biomechanics have been proposed in literature to involve different patterns of facial injuries, still variations in fracture patterns are encountered in clinical practice. A 45-year-old male patient visited to our department with a chief complaint of pain in his right facial region since 15 days. The patient had a history of assault with an axe over his right face and a blow with an iron rod over the left side. On examination we observed fracture of maxillary fragments differed from that normally seen in civilian injuries. In this article, the authors discuss the classifications and mechanism of facial fractures and present a case of unusual fracture of maxilla which does not fall into in any of the existing classifications.