Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap in an Older Patient With Congenital Muscular Torticollis

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e58517
• Main Authors: Matsuura, Naoki, Asato, Reiko, Ishihara, Shohei, Matsuura, Rikako, Shimizu, Yusuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 18.04.2024; Cureus
• Subjects: Atrophy; Exocrine glands; Older people; Orthopedics; Otolaryngology; Patients; Pediatric Surgery; Physical therapy; Plastic Surgery; Range of motion; Reconstructive surgery; Thoracic surgery; Tumors; Wound healing; flap reconstruction; older patients; muscle flap; congenital muscular torticollis; sternocleidomastoid muscle

Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is caused by muscle damage during childbirth, tumors, or masses within the muscles and generally resolves with physical therapy during infancy. In this study, we performed reconstruction after resection of a parotid gland tumor using a sternocleidomastoid muscle...