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Patients should have been evaluated and deemed appropriate for such surgical intervention. Measurements of ocular misalignment need to be as precise as possible and stable for at least 6 months. A transposition of the vertical rectus muscles should be considered for patients with a complete or near complete sixth nerve palsy, given that a standard recess and resect procedure would not be sufficient to address the deficit in abduction.
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Patel, V. (2017). Hummelsheim Transposition for Complete Paralytic Sixth Nerve Palsy. In: Rosenberg, E., Nattis, A., Nattis, R. (eds) Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_84
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