MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySurgeryClinical AnatomyOrthopedicsShoulder SurgeryTendon InjuriesTendon RepairTendon SurgerySuperior Oblique MuscleSuperior Oblique SurgerySuperior Oblique Tendon RestrictionTendon Cross-sectional AreaTendon Morphology
New concepts concerning the anatomy of the tissues surrounding the superior oblique tendon are presented. A safe visual approach to the tendon after its penetration through Tenon's capsule is described. The various surgical procedures and techniques developed to weaken the overacting superior oblique muscles associated with A pattern and the taut superior oblique muscle found in Brown's syndrome are reviewed.