Treatment of congenital muscular torticollis in patients older than 8 years

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 683-688

  Jong, Sup Shim ^a   Kyu, Cheol Noh ^a   Seung, Jun Park ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular torticollis; Older children; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NECK; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SCAR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 7044222538     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200411000-00016     Document Type: Article

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