Late presentation of congenital muscular torticollis in siblings

• Main Authors: Sam Aruputha John, MS, MCh (ped surgery, India) (Author), Ahamed Faiz ali, MS, MRCS, FAMS (PEDSURG) (Author), Rasha kassem (Author), Ali H. Ashkanani, MB, BCH, B.A.O (R.C.S.I) (Author), Ola Abdelfattah Taher, MSC (ped surgery) (Author), Hassan Ahmed Adly, MS (PEDSURG) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is the third most common congenital musculoskeletal anomaly seen in children. It is a condition in which the affected sternocleidomastoid muscle becomes a fibrosed cord with associated shortening of the muscle. This leads to an ipsilateral side tilt of the neck...