title: Horizontal mattress technique for superior oblique suture spacer.
abstract: Superior oblique tendon overaction and Brown syndrome have been managed surgically by means of tenotomy/tenectomy, use of a silicon expander, and elongation with autologous fascia lata. These solutions are problematic with respect to corrective precision, injury and complications, or surgical difficulty. We present a simple "mattress" suture spacer technique that allows a precise and secure intraoperative adjustment.
authors.affiliation: Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA. atipornpam@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Atiporn
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thuangtong
authors.forename: Sherwin J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Isenberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers