Results of Open Sternocleidomastoid Tenotomy for Muscular Torticollis
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The Thickness of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle as a Prognostic Factor for Congenital Muscular Torticollis
OBJECTIVE To examine whether the thickness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) could be used as a prognostic factor for congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). METHOD This was a retrospective study conducted in a pediatric rehabilitation service at a tertiary medical center. Fifty-two children who met the following inclusion criteria were included: 1) children who were 3 month-old or young...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopedics & Traumatology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 1349-4333,0037-1033
DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.33.1221