Three-Dimensional Changes of Neck Motion Following Surgery for Adolescent Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A Case Report
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a common pediatric orthopedic diagnosis, but the precise change after surgery in adolescence has not been evaluated. Case Report: A 21-year-old female with CMT received three-dimensional motion analysis for neck movement before and after surgery. Results demonstrated that the rest position remained tilted and rotated, but the active range of motion partially improved. We compared the motion with that of nine healthy controls and revealed that the patient with CMT had accompanying neck movement in an unintended direction during neck motion, which changed postoperatively. Conclusion: Surgery for an adolescent with CMT partially improved neck movement. The patient showed different neck movement patterns with accompanying movement compared with healthy controls. However, a larger study is required to determine disease-specific movement patterns and to verify the effects of surgery on these adolescents.
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $250
OpenAlex ID: W7225588436