title: Management of sixth nerve palsy and Duane's retraction syndrome.
abstract: In sixth nerve palsy the role of a muscle-transposing procedure, as compared with a recession-resection procedure, is discussed, and reference is made to the special problems when the palsy is the result of hydrocephalus with frequently an associated A phenomenon. In Duane's retraction syndrome, surgical treatment should be limited as a general rule to a restoration of binocular function in the primary position with elimination of the compensatory head posture, because of an understanding of the underlying anomaly of innervation.
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve; D004370:Duane Retraction Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D004948:Esotropia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D008722:Methods; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*