Open AccessEvolution of foot manifestations in children with Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease
Author(s) -
Burns Joshua,
Ryan Monique M,
Ouvrier Robert A
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-1-s1-o5
Subject(s) - medicine , tooth disease , ankle , foot (prosody) , muscle contracture , pes cavus , deformity , foot deformity , disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , weakness , physical therapy , surgery , pathology , complication , linguistics , philosophy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common genetic nerve disorder. The most prevalent form, CMT1A, is characterised by demyelinating neuropathy with progressive foot and ankle weakness, contractures and deformity. The wide range of foot/ankle manifestations in CMT1A complicates the assessment, diagnosis and therapy. We aimed to characterise foot and ankle strength, flexibility, morphology and symptoms in children with CMT1A.