Surgery for neglected congenital torticollis

Paul Tse Department of Orthopedics and Traumatic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

Jack Cheng Department of Orthopedics and Traumatic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

York Chow Orthopedic Unit B, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong

P. C. Leung Department of Orthopedics and Traumatic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

Abstract

Nineteen patients were operated on for congenital muscular torticollis after the age of 1 year. Tenotomy gave good results below 5 years of age and resection of the sternocleidomastoid muscle was satisfactory in most of the older children.

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