Evaluating ferkel\u2019s technique to treatment congenital muscular torticollis in children
- Author:
Hung Ngoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
congenital muscular torticollis;
torticollis
- MeSH:
Torticollis/ surgery;
Child;
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2007;47(1):68-73
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: Congenital muscular torticollis is a disease with influences on cosmesis and function of the face. Objectives: (1) Remarks syndrom of congenital muscular torticollis; and (2) Evaluate Ferkel\u2019s technique to treatment torticollis in children. Subjects and method: During 10 years period (from January 1996 to December 2005), there were 68 patients with congenital muscular torticollis (39 female and 29 male); Age from 02 to 14 years old. The patients were operated by Ferkel\u2019s technique. Results: All patients have a palpable contrature of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, elevating shoulders, limitation of neck mouvements more than 30 degree. Our results: Excellent in 06,6%; Good in 52,4%; Fair in 37,7% and Poor in 3,3%. Conclusion: Limitation of neck mouvements, facial asymmetry and persistence of an intramuscular tumor are the principal clinical signs. Age of surgical indication is older than 1 year old. Those patients were operated by Ferkel\u2019s technique with functionally and cosmetically good result.
