The results of a retrospective study of the complications that occurred in 410 Le Fort I osteotomies performed in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, are presented. The complication rate was 9.0%. In the discussion, our results are compared with the literature.--Suggestions are made on how to avoid these complications.

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