Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1936;18:1065-1068.
© 1936 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
TORTICOLLIS
S. A. JAHSS M.D.1
1 The Hospital for Joint Diseases
Torticollis, due to a shortened clavicular head of the sternomastoid muscle, produces a cosmetic deformity of the neck which can be corrected by a physiological transplantation of the offending muscle. This procedure, employed in eight cases, gave uniformly excellent results. There were no recurrences.