Background: In prior studies, there has been no report of clinical observation postoperative reconnection the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) in children with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). Therefore, objective this study is to investigate factors associated SCM CMT, and provide evidence.

We have measured force-frequency curves of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in six patients at three different levels of isoflurane anaesthesia (1.0, 1.4 and 1.8 MAC). Spontaneous ventilation was suppressed by mild hypocapnia induced by mechanical ventilation. An anterior force vector of the sternocleidomastoid muscle was measured during isometric contraction induced by supramaximal electrical st...

Primary pyomyositis is a bacterial infection of skeletal muscle with acute or subacute clinical course. This usually present with localized abscess.We report a case of an 18 years old female presenting with swelling in midline of neck moving with deglutition mimicking a thyroid swelling. On further investigation patient was confirmed to have sternocleidomastoid myositis. Previous case reports h...

Major structures The major structures are located largely in the anterior triangles. The borders of the anterior triangles are the inferior border of the mandible, the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the midline. The borders of the posterior triangle are the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the trapezius muscle and the clavicle. The major structures that can be palpated in the midline, within the ant...

A rare case of unilateral third head of sternocleidomastoid and an extra muscle – levator claviculae were determined unilaterally in a 70-year-old male cadaver during the routine dissections. In the left neck side, it was observed that the sternocleidomastoid muscle also had a third part in addition to known sternal and clavicular heads and levator claviculae muscle which arose from the posteri...

BACKGROUND Fractures of the clavicle are common injuries. The complications have been well documented in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION Despite it close proximity to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and myositis ossificans recognised as a known complication of any fracture, the two have never previously been described in association secondary to a fracture of the clavicle. We present a case ...

Esophageal perforation is a serious possible complication after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). It usually occurs during the first postoperative day. Esophageal perforation is a potentially life-threatening complication. A 63-year-old man who underwent ACDF 8 years prior visited our emergency room with recurrent aspiration pneumonia, fever, dysphagia and neck pain. Endoscopic st...