Inferior rectus muscle transection: a cause of diplopia after non-penetrating orbital trauma.

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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

Published: December 2006

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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