Open AccessAn anterior ankle-foot orthosis improves walking economy in Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 1A patients
Author(s) -
Federica Menotti,
Luca Laudani,
Antonello Damiani,
T Mignogna,
Andrea Macaluso
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
prosthetics and orthotics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1746-1553
pISSN - 0309-3646
DOI - 10.1177/0309364613506250
Subject(s) - ankle , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , foot (prosody) , tooth disease , foot orthoses , orthodontics , physical therapy , anatomy , art , disease , term (time) , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
Ankle-foot orthoses are commonly prescribed in Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A disease to improve quality of walking and reduce the risk of falling due to the foot drop.