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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hu CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5313018 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Ching-Fang CF Fu Tieh-Cheng TC Chen Chung-Yao CY Chen Carl Pai-Chu CP Lin Yu-Ju YJ Hsu Chih-Chin CC
Medicine 20170201 6
Unilateral fibrous contracture of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle is the major pathophysiology in infants with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). Physical examination is not always sufficient to detect minimal muscle fibrosis in involved SCM muscles.A prospective study for SCM muscle fibrosis in CMT infants by quantifying echotexture and muscle thickness during the course of treatment is highlighted in the study.Convenience samples of 21 female and 29 male infants with CMT, who were 1 t ...[more]