Assessing the Cervical Range of Motion in Infants With Positional Plagiocephaly.
J Craniofac Surg
; 27(4): 1060-4, 2016 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-27192654
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine if infants with positional plagiocephaly have limitations of active and passive cervical range of motion measured with simple and reliable methods.METHODS:
The examiners assessed bilateral active and passive cervical rotations and passive cervical lateral flexion. Cervical assessment was performed twice by 2 different physicians to assess intertester reliability. To assess intratester reliability the first investigator performed a second examination 48âhours after the first one.RESULTS:
One-hundred nine subjects were analyzed; 70.7% of the sample had head positional preference on the right, while 29.3% had head positional preference on the left (χ 35.52, Pâ<0.001). Cervical rotations and lateral flexion showed reliable levels of agreement for intra and intertester reliability.CONCLUSIONS:
The most limited range of motion in infants with positional plagiocephaly was cervical active rotation which affected more than 90% of patients. Passive cervical rotations and lateral flexion were limited in more than 60% of patients.
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Assunto principal:
Vértebras Cervicais
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Amplitude de Movimento Articular
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Movimentos da Cabeça
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Plagiocefalia não Sinostótica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article