Surgery for neglected congenital torticollis.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D014103:Torticollis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*