ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Congenital Muscular Torticollis-Current Understanding and Perinatal Risk Factors: A Retrospective Analysis.
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- Clinical and Cosmetic Outcomes of Distal Resection Combined with Proximal Release in Children Older than 3 Years with Congenital Muscular Torticollis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Vojta Therapy and the NDT Bobath Concept in the Treatment of Congenital Muscular Torticollis in Infants-A Retrospective Cohort Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative outcomes of tuina therapy combined with functional exercise versus conventional physical therapy in infants with congenital muscular torticollis: a retrospective exploratory study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of exercise therapy combined with traditional Chinese tuina manipulation in infants with congenital muscular torticollis: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Klippel-Feil syndrome at neonatal age presentation: rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Congenital Muscular Torticollis: Clinical Risk Factors and Rates of Surgery.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2025Article
- Effect of Pediatric Physical Therapy Interventions on Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionCongenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is an asymmetrical head position resulting from structural changes in the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle that occurs early during a child's development or due to perinatal trauma. Children with CMT exhibit a marked imbalance in tension between the SCMs. In a typical clinical picture, an ultrasound scan is performed to reveal characteristic lesions, such as tissue fibrosis or post-traumatic changes. An early diagnosis of CMT in newborns and the implementation of treatment offer the chance of a complete resolution. Torticollis treatment aims to restore the SCM's normal function. Surgical treatment is performed when conservative methods fail to improve the patient's condition. The indications that surgery is needed include a marked shortening of the SCM, persistent fibrosis in the muscle, constant head and facial asymmetry, and rotation or lateral flexion in the cervical spine restricted by >15°. Of all the newborn and infant anomalies, congenital torticollis is the third most common after hip dysplasia and equinovarus deformities. Some authors demonstrate that torticollis coexists with hip dysplasia.
aimThe aim of this study was to collect data on infants referred to paediatric rehabilitation and to identify the risk factors associated with CMT in this group of patients, as well as to assess demographic and clinical characteristics concerning risk factors. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe target population for this retrospective study consisted of 111 infants aged 0 to 5 months born in Poland and diagnosed with and undergoing treatment due to CMT. The following were determined: the relationship between the side of the CMT location and the type of delivery (caesarean section vs. vaginal), the relationship between the body weight at birth and the side of the CMT location, the relationship between the extent of SCM thickening and the type of delivery, and the incidence of CMT depending on the order of delivery. RESULTS AND
conclusionsThe data revealed that CMT is less common in female infants (
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