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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty three patients underwent surgery for spasmodic torticollis. In 11 of the patients myotomy of the sternocleidomastoid muscle was done, and in the remaining 12 patients cervical rhizotomy according to Foerster and Dandy was performed. After a mean follow-up time of 4 years the long term effects of surgery were assessed. Only 2 of the patients (9%) had a good overall outcome in contrast to the poor or very poor results in 13 of the patients (56%). Both of these methods therefore seem to be only rarely indicated for surgical treatment of spasmodic torticollis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
128-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term outcome after surgery for spasmodic torticollis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, University Central Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article