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Lateral rectus muscle weakness

MedGen UID:: 1638160
•Concept ID:: C4703519
•: Pathologic Function

HPO:	HP:0031750

Definition

Decreased strength (ability to move) of the lateral rectus muscle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVLateral rectus muscle weakness

Abnormality of the eye
- Abnormal eye physiology
  - Abnormal extraocular muscle physiology
    - Abnormal rectus muscle physiology
      - Abnormal horizontal rectus muscle physiology
        Abnormal lateral rectus muscle physiology
        Lateral rectus muscle weakness
        Lateral rectus muscle restriction
        Lateral rectus muscle underaction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dissociated horizontal deviation: clinical spectrum, pathogenesis, evolutionary underpinnings, diagnosis, treatment, and potential role in the development of infantile esotropia (an American Ophthalmological Society thesis).

Brodsky MC
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 2007;105:272-93. PMID: 18427617 Free PMC Article

The diagnosis and treatment of abduction deficiencies.

Metz HS
Ann Ophthalmol 1976 Jun;8(6):683-93. PMID: 937951

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Avulsion Injuries and Ruptures of the Proximal Rectus Femoris in Skeletally Mature, High-Level Athletes: A Critical Analysis Review.

Knapik DM, Trasolini NA, Diaz CC, Chahla J, Forsythe B
JBJS Rev 2021 Jul 14;9(7) doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00269. PMID: 34257241

Sex- and osteoarthritis-related differences in muscle co-activation during weight-bearing tasks.

Smith SL, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM
Gait Posture 2020 Jun;79:117-125. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.019. PMID: 32402893

Transposition procedures in Duane retraction syndrome.

Doyle JJ, Hunter DG
J AAPOS 2019 Feb;23(1):5-14. Epub 2018 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.10.008. PMID: 30586616

Comparing clinical data and muscle imaging of DYSF and ANO5 related muscular dystrophies.

Ten Dam L, van der Kooi AJ, Rövekamp F, Linssen WH, de Visser M
Neuromuscul Disord 2014 Dec;24(12):1097-102. Epub 2014 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2014.07.004. PMID: 25176504

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: current understanding.

Charles T, Swash M
J Neurosci Nurs 2001 Oct;33(5):245-53. doi: 10.1097/01376517-200110000-00005. PMID: 11668883

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Diagnosis

Management of acute acquired comitant esotropia in children.

Dragomir MS, Merticariu M, Merticariu CI
Rom J Ophthalmol 2023 Jan-Mar;67(1):87-91. doi: 10.22336/rjo.2023.16. PMID: 37089805 Free PMC Article

Avulsion Injuries and Ruptures of the Proximal Rectus Femoris in Skeletally Mature, High-Level Athletes: A Critical Analysis Review.

Knapik DM, Trasolini NA, Diaz CC, Chahla J, Forsythe B
JBJS Rev 2021 Jul 14;9(7) doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.20.00269. PMID: 34257241

Sonoelastography of the trunk and lower extremity muscles in a case of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Cornelson SM, Ruff AN, Perillat M, Kettner NW
J Ultrasound 2021 Sep;24(3):343-347. Epub 2019 Jun 29 doi: 10.1007/s40477-019-00394-1. PMID: 31256365 Free PMC Article

Anterior and posterior rectus abdominis sheath stiffness in relation to diastasis recti: Abdominal wall training or not?

van Wingerden JP, Ronchetti I, Sneiders D, Lange JF, Kleinrensink GJ
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020 Jan;24(1):147-153. Epub 2019 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.10.015. PMID: 31987535

Differential and quantitative neuroimaging characteristics of inclusion body myositis.

Furuta M, Furuta N, Nagashima K, Fujita Y, Tsushima Y, Ikeda Y
J Clin Neurosci 2020 Feb;72:244-251. Epub 2019 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.11.029. PMID: 31839382

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Therapy

Hickam's dictum: Myasthenia Gravis presenting concurrently with Graves' disease.

Sehgal S, Rebello R, Wolmarans L, Elston M
BMJ Case Rep 2017 Sep 7;2017 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220153. PMID: 28882932 Free PMC Article

Vertical diplopia and ptosis from removal of the orbital roof in pterional craniotomy.

Desai SJ, Lawton MT, McDermott MW, Horton JC
Ophthalmology 2015 Mar;122(3):631-8. Epub 2014 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.09.011. PMID: 25439610 Free PMC Article

Botulinum toxin injection for postoperative diplopia testing in adult strabismus.

Khan J, Kumar I, Marsh IB
J AAPOS 2008 Feb;12(1):46-8. Epub 2007 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.07.006. PMID: 17964210

Anterior and nasal transposition of the inferior oblique muscles.

Stager DR Jr, Beauchamp GR, Wright WW, Felius J, Stager D Sr
J AAPOS 2003 Jun;7(3):167-73. doi: 10.1016/s1091-8531(03)00003-x. PMID: 12825055

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: current understanding.

Charles T, Swash M
J Neurosci Nurs 2001 Oct;33(5):245-53. doi: 10.1097/01376517-200110000-00005. PMID: 11668883

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Prognosis

Utility of Rectus Abdominis Ultrasound as a Respiratory Function Test for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Ando R, Yamanishi Y, Tada S, Miyaue N, Choudhury ME, Nagai M
Respir Care 2022 May;67(5):520-525. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.4187/respcare.09317. PMID: 35351826

Sex- and osteoarthritis-related differences in muscle co-activation during weight-bearing tasks.

Smith SL, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM
Gait Posture 2020 Jun;79:117-125. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.019. PMID: 32402893

Adult-onset chronic divergence insufficiency esotropia: clinical features and response to surgery.

Ridley-Lane M, Lane E, Yeager LB, Brooks SE
J AAPOS 2016 Apr;20(2):117-20. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.12.005. PMID: 26988776

A bilobed thoracoabdominal myocutaneous flap for large thoracic defects.

Charanek AM
Ann Plast Surg 2014 Apr;72(4):451-6. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318264fc93. PMID: 23503434

Less invasive rotational acetabular osteotomy for hip dysplasia.

Maruyama M, Wakabayashi S, Tensho K
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013 Apr;471(4):1263-70. Epub 2012 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2599-6. PMID: 23008024 Free PMC Article

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Clinical prediction guides

Utility of Rectus Abdominis Ultrasound as a Respiratory Function Test for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Ando R, Yamanishi Y, Tada S, Miyaue N, Choudhury ME, Nagai M
Respir Care 2022 May;67(5):520-525. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.4187/respcare.09317. PMID: 35351826

Changes in Respiratory Muscle Thickness during Mechanical Ventilation: Focus on Expiratory Muscles.

Shi ZH, de Vries H, de Grooth HJ, Jonkman AH, Zhang Y, Haaksma M, van de Ven PM, de Man AAME, Girbes A, Tuinman PR, Zhou JX, Ottenheijm C, Heunks L
Anesthesiology 2021 May 1;134(5):748-759. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003736. PMID: 33711154

Sex- and osteoarthritis-related differences in muscle co-activation during weight-bearing tasks.

Smith SL, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM
Gait Posture 2020 Jun;79:117-125. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.019. PMID: 32402893

Anterior and posterior rectus abdominis sheath stiffness in relation to diastasis recti: Abdominal wall training or not?

van Wingerden JP, Ronchetti I, Sneiders D, Lange JF, Kleinrensink GJ
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020 Jan;24(1):147-153. Epub 2019 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.10.015. PMID: 31987535

Adult-onset chronic divergence insufficiency esotropia: clinical features and response to surgery.

Ridley-Lane M, Lane E, Yeager LB, Brooks SE
J AAPOS 2016 Apr;20(2):117-20. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.12.005. PMID: 26988776

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Lateral rectus muscle weakness

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Professional guidelines

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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