The effectiveness of a novel surgical approach for the treatment of congenital muscular torticollis.

The outcomes of surgical treatment for congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) are poor in many cases, primarily from surgeon's fear of damage to important blood vessels in the carotid sheath. The current research aimed to establish a novel, safer and more effective surgical approach for the treatment of CMT based on the anatomic relationship between the fascial sheath of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the carotid sheath.A total of 12 formalin-fixed cadaveric specimens (including 9 males and 3 females with average age of 48.