Traumatic longitudinal splitting of the inferior rectus muscle
Jessica Laursen1, Joseph L Demer
1Jules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Abstract
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Orbital floor fractures and associated injuries can cause strabismus. We present the case of a 34-year-old man with incomitant strabismus after orbital reconstruction following a high-impact baseball injury. Multipositional, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging revealed extensive longitudinal splitting of the inferior rectus muscle by an orbital floor implant that separated its orbital and global layers.
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