Maintaining ‘V-Contour’ of the Neck after Surgery for Neglected Congenital Muscular Torticollis in an Adult (A New Technique)
Published: December 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/38116.12337
Osama Neyaz, Abhimanyu Vasudeva, S L Yadav
1. Senior Resident, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
3. Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Abhimanyu Vasudeva,
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E-mail: abhimanyu.vmmc@gmail.com
In Congenital Muscular Torticollis (CMT), also called twisted neck or wryneck, an individual holds his or her head tilted to one side. There is a little consensus on the treatment approach of neglected CMT after skeletal maturity in adults. This case report describes a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with neglected CMT and was successfully managed using a novel surgical technique wherein after releasing the clavicular head of Sternocleidomastoid (SCM), proximal attachment was released while keeping the sternal head intact.
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