UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: Facial Fracture Review

Category: Trauma

Keywords: facial fracture, Le Fort, orbital fracture (PubMed Search)

Posted: 6/29/2025 by Robert Flint, MD (Updated: 7/15/2025)
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Most common facial fracture is the nasal fracture followed by the zygomatic arch fractures. 

Le Fort Classification of facial fractures/facial stability. The higher the number, the more unstable. 

Orbital blow out fractures may entrap the ocular muscles leading to eye immobility in various directions. 

References

  1. https://www.nuemblog.com/blog/tracheostomy-facial-fractures-midfaceandmandible
  2. https://www.physio-pedia.com/Facial_Trauma
  3. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/84613-overview
  4. https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/orbital-fractures/