|
|
|
AAP Grand Rounds 11:68 (2004) Craniofacial Deformity from Uncorrected Congenital TorticollisSource: Yu C-C, Wong F-W, Lo L-J, et al. Craniofacial deformity in patients with uncorrected congenital muscular torticollis: an assessment from three-dimensional computed tomography imaging. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;113:2433.[Medline]
This was a retrospective study conducted in Taipei, Taiwan, on the effects of uncorrected muscular torticollis on development of the craniofacial skeleton. The authors studied 14 patients, aged 1 month to 24 years, with uncorrected congenital muscular torticollis. Patients with craniofacial synostosis or a history of facial trauma were excluded. Study patients were further evaluated by 3- dimensional computerized tomography. Multiple measurements of the craniofacial skeleton were obtained from the scans using a
|
2004 © COPYRIGHT AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Blvd., Elk Grove Village, IL, 847-434-4000