SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION

This article presents a new technique for weakening the superior oblique muscle by lengthening it's tendon. Lengthening is accomplished by a nasal superior oblique tenotomy, and by inserting a segment of silicone band 240 between the cut ends of the tendon."nThis technique is usefu...

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Main Author: Iraj Ahadzadegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1994-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4978.pdf&manuscript_id=4978
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spelling doaj-6d13f353b4d4440b8bfa7cdb72d2161c2020-11-25T03:37:19ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251994-06-01321-23034SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTIONIraj AhadzadeganThis article presents a new technique for weakening the superior oblique muscle by lengthening it's tendon. Lengthening is accomplished by a nasal superior oblique tenotomy, and by inserting a segment of silicone band 240 between the cut ends of the tendon."nThis technique is useful for the treatment of Brown syndrome and cases with superior oblique overaction.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4978.pdf&manuscript_id=4978
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SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
Acta Medica Iranica
author_facet Iraj Ahadzadegan
author_sort Iraj Ahadzadegan
title SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
title_short SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
title_full SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
title_fullStr SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
title_full_unstemmed SILICONE BAND EXPANDER AS A WEAKENING PROCEDURE FOR BROWN S YNDROME AND SUPERIOR OBLIQUE OVERACTION
title_sort silicone band expander as a weakening procedure for brown s yndrome and superior oblique overaction
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
publishDate 1994-06-01
description This article presents a new technique for weakening the superior oblique muscle by lengthening it's tendon. Lengthening is accomplished by a nasal superior oblique tenotomy, and by inserting a segment of silicone band 240 between the cut ends of the tendon."nThis technique is useful for the treatment of Brown syndrome and cases with superior oblique overaction.
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4978.pdf&manuscript_id=4978
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