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  • Title: A tarsal strip-periosteal flap technique for lateral canthal fixation.
    Author: Lemke BN, Sires BS, Dortzbach RK.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers; 1999 Mar; 30(3):232-6. PubMed ID: 10100262.
    Abstract:
    Lateral canthal fixation is widely used. This article sought to determine if a periosteal flap used routinely in conjunction with a tarsal strip provides lasting lateral canthal fixation. This consecutive clinical series from two ambulatory surgery centers followed 79 patients who underwent 141 lateral canthal fixation procedures. Outcome was measured by the position of the lateral canthus. Correct positioning of the lateral canthus was achieved in 78 of 79 patients representing 139 of 141 procedures (98%). The failed case was a patient with floppy eyelid syndrome in whom the sutures tore through the tarsal strips. The tarsal strip-periosteal flap technique is a successful, technically direct method of lateral canthal fixation. It is promoted as an enhancement of the tarsal strip technique, and is especially helpful in patients with prominent eyes.
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