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KA43.0 category

Birth injury to sternocleidomastoid

Definition

Injury to the sternomastoid muscle due to birth usually presents with torticollis (tilt and rotation of head) and a firm, spindle-shaped, immobile mass in the midportion of sternomastoid muscle.

Also indexed as

Birth injury to sternocleidomastoidSternomastoid haematoma due to birth injurySternomastoid injury due to birth injury

Nearby in Birth injury to skin or soft tissues