Citation

Yip CC, Jain A, McCann JD, Demer JL. Graefes Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 2006; 244(12): 1698-1700.

Affiliation

Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Division, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen Medical School at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00417-005-0243-9

PMID

16555047

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vertical diplopia after blow out fracture repair is not uncommon; we report an unusual case of inferior rectus muscle (IR) transection presenting as a persistent infra-duction deficit after uncomplicated blow out fracture repair. METHODS: We used multi-positional MRI to diagnose a transected IR with a contracted and posteriorly displaced muscle belly. RESULTS: Infra-duction improved after surgical repair of the transected IR. CONCLUSION: Multipositional MRI is a novel technology that can be used to assist in the decisive management of persistent post-operative infra-duction deficits and avoid prolonged periods of observation.

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