title: Selective denervation and resection of cervical muscles in the treatment of spasmodic torticollis: long-term follow-up results in 207 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the outcome of patients with selective denervation and resection of cervical muscles for spasmodic torticollis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed 362 cases of surgically treated spasmodic torticollis. 207 patients were followed from 2 years to 29 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total or marked relief of symptoms with preservation of normal of nearly normal movements has been obtained in 87.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This procedure may be recommended if one to two years of conservative therapy does not offer satisfactory relief of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, China. yglandke@public.wh.hb.cn
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014103:Torticollis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome