Factors associated with postoperative muscle reconnection in children's congenital muscular torticollis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In prior studies, there has been no report of clinical observation of postoperative reconnection of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) in children with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the factors associated with postoperative reconnection of the SCM in children with CMT, and to provide clinical evidence.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted, wherein 83 CMT children without any missing data were followed up from November 2019 to June 2021. The age at the time of surgery, sex, preoperative and postoperative follow-up duration, laterality, neck mass history, preoperative physical therapy history, and severity type were recorded. The severity classification of CMT was based on clinical features a

SUBMITTER: Guo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560359 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature