title: The sit-up test: an alternate clinical test for evaluating pediatric torticollis.
abstract: The sit-up test, a new evaluation method for differentiating between ocular and orthopaedic torticollis, was evaluated against the monocular occlusion test, using results of three-step testing for standardization. The study group consisted of 31 patients with torticollis between the ages of 4 and 12.5 years. Subjects were selected based only on their ability to cooperate with three-step testing. Three-step testing identified 27 of the 31 patients as having ocular torticollis, with the remaining 4 having an orthopaedic etiology. Sit-up testing correctly identified all 27 ocular torticollis patients, with no false positives or false negatives. Monocular occlusion testing detected at best 22 (81.4%) of the ocular torticollis patients, with no false positives.
authors.affiliation: Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary, United Hospital Medical Center, NJ 07107.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Mickey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: DeRespinis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Deluca
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011187:Posture