title: [Insertion of the Tenon capsule onto the rectus muscles].
abstract: The localisation and definition of the capsule of Tenon insertion on the rectus muscles is of prime importance to the strabismus surgeon. The depth of the superior sub-Tenon space was measured on 22 adult human eyes after fixation in formalin. Although the measurements revealed major differences between the eyes, the following results were found: inferior rectus muscle = 7.8 mm +/- 1.79 (5.2-13.0), medial rectus = 12.6 mm +/- 2.15 (8.4-17.2), superior rectus muscle = 16.7 mm +/- 2.39 (12.7-21.5), and lateral rectus muscle = 19.0 mm +/- 2.19 (14.5-22.0). Histological studies of 2 other human eyes confirmed the notion of a band of insertion on rectus muscles as the posterior limit of the sub-Tenon space. As far as this insertion, the capsule of Tenon is a dense connective tissue composed of many collagen and elastin fibers, but after the band insertion, it becomes virtual through its fusion with the perimysium of the rectus muscle.
authors.affiliation: Clinique d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Genève, Suisse.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Gottrau
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gajisin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values
vernacular_title: L'insertion de la capsule de Tenon sur les muscles droits.