Table 1 Comparison of the patients with and without clavicle fracture in infants with congenital muscular torticollis.

From: Body Weight at Birth: The Only Risk Factor Associated with Contralateral Clavicular Fracture in Patients with Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Characteristic

Congenital muscular torticollis

Clavicle fracture (−)

Clavicle fracture (+)

p-value

Number

119

15

 

Body weight at birth

3226.77 ± 380.871

3442.86 ± 362.628

0.048*

Gestational age

273.98 ± 7.56

274.21 ± 6.411

0.781

First visit at clinic (days)

46.93 ± 60.80

31.20 ± 26.61

0.086

Time interval between birth and making the diagnosis of CMT (days)

66.95 ± 70.65

43.40 ± 27.45

0.205

Male: Female

70:49

10:5

0.912

NVD: C-sec

67:39

14:0

0.005*

Number of breech

18

0

0.221

SCM thickness (ipsilateral)

1.117 ± 0.232

1.1844 ± 0.266

0.323

SCM thickness (contralateral)

0.704 ± 0.095

0.722 ± 0.717

0.500

SCM thickness ratio (ipsilateral/contralateral)

1.616 ± 0.409

1.663 ± 0.426

0.702

Treatment duration (days)

112.93±85.48

113.36±47.51

0.262

  1. Values: mean ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05 compared between two groups, NVD; normal virginal delivery, C-sec; Caesarean section, SCM; Sternocleidomastoid.