منابع مشابه
Congenital Muscular Torticollis: An Overview
Congenital Muscular Torticollis (CMT) is a congenital deformity characterized by unilateral shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle resulting in lateral inclination of the neck associated with contralateral torsion. It is a relatively common infantile deformity associated with typically favourable prognosis when early detected and treated. Although stretching exercises is still the most co...
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Sternocleidomastoid muscle fibrosis has been recognized for centuries, but its pathogenesis and treatment remains controversial. Pseudotumor of infancy is a firm fibrous mass in the sternocleidomastoid muscle appearing at 2 to 3 weeks of age. Congenital muscular torticollis is less common and appears later in life. Pseudotumor and congenital muscular torticollis probably represent different man...
متن کاملSurgical Evaluation of Congenital Muscular Torticollis
Twenty patients with congenital muscular torticollis who were treated surgically were evaluated with an average follow up period of 10 years. The age at surgery ranged from l to 24 years. The patcients were evaluated by Egashira's method. Cosmesis, neck ROM and appearance of the clavicle were examined and the final evaluation was dene. We also investigated factors influencing the results. Resul...
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A multi-adjustable torticollis orthosis is described for the post-operative bracing of patients after surgical correction of congenital muscular torticollis. The orthosis can be put on in the early post-operative period and the head and neck position can be maintained in the corrected, and later over-corrected position by the built-in multi-adjustable joint-mechanism. The details of the manufac...
متن کاملThe determinants of treatment duration for congenital muscular torticollis.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although the success of conservative management of congenital muscular torticollis has been well documented, relatively little is known about the determinants of response to treatment, such as treatment duration. The purpose of this study was to determine how factors such as severity of restriction of range of motion, age at initiation of treatment, and presence of a palp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2231-0746
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0746.119222