{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Velez FG"],"funding":["NEI NIH HHS"],"pagination":["480-3"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3814036"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(5)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>Rectus muscle plication is an alternative muscle-strengthening procedure to rectus muscle resection. Possible advantages of rectus muscle plication include a lower risk of \"lost\" muscles and anterior segment ischemia.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective case series describing a surgical procedure for rectus muscle plication using an adjustable suture technique that can be used on any of the four rectus muscles.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 5 adult patients underwent adjustable suture plication procedures. Of these, 2 patients required suture adjustment postoperatively. At the final follow-up visit, all the patients maintained satisfactory ocular alignment within 6(Δ) of orthotropia for horizontal deviations and 2(Δ) of orthotropia for vertical deviations. Diplopia was elim"],"journal":["Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus"],"pubmed_title":["Rectus muscle plication using an adjustable suture technique."],"pmcid":["PMC3814036"],"funding_grant_id":["EY08313","R01 EY008313","K23 EY021762","NIH/NEI K23EY021762"],"pubmed_authors":["Demer JL","Velez FG","Pineles SL","Pihlblad MS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Rectus muscle plication using an adjustable suture technique.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>Rectus muscle plication is an alternative muscle-strengthening procedure to rectus muscle resection. Possible advantages of rectus muscle plication include a lower risk of \"lost\" muscles and anterior segment ischemia.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective case series describing a surgical procedure for rectus muscle plication using an adjustable suture technique that can be used on any of the four rectus muscles.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 5 adult patients underwent adjustable suture plication procedures. Of these, 2 patients required suture adjustment postoperatively. At the final follow-up visit, all the patients maintained satisfactory ocular alignment within 6(Δ) of orthotropia for horizontal deviations and 2(Δ) of orthotropia for vertical deviations. Diplopia was elim","dates":{"release":"2013-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2013 Oct","modification":"2025-04-29T11:00:46.296Z","creation":"2019-03-27T01:17:53Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3814036","cross_references":{"pubmed":["24160967"],"doi":["10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.06.002"]}}