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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease eMedicine Orthopedics
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common inherited neurologic disorder. CMT is characterized by inherited neuropathies without known metabolic derangements.
Synonyms and related keywords: CMT, CMT 1, CMT 2, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, HMSN, peroneal muscular atrophy, PMA, peroneal progressive muscular atrophy, peroneal muscular atrophy with thickened nerves, Hoffman disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Hoffman disease
Author: Divakara Kedlaya, MBBS 2007
Synonyms and related keywords: CMT, CMT 1, CMT 2, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, HMSN, peroneal muscular atrophy, PMA, peroneal progressive muscular atrophy, peroneal muscular atrophy with thickened nerves, Hoffman disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Hoffman disease
Author: Divakara Kedlaya, MBBS 2007
Pes Cavus Charcot Marie Tooth Wheeless
muscle weakness primarily affects peroneus brevis muscle and the
tibialis anterior, w/ relative sparing of the peroneus longus;
- results in planatar flexion of first ray, resulting in hindfoot varus thru the tripod effect;
- w/ plantar flexed first ray and mobile lateral rays, in order for the foot to remain plantigrade, the heel must roll into varus inorder to get the lateral metatarsals on the ground;
- results in planatar flexion of first ray, resulting in hindfoot varus thru the tripod effect;
- w/ plantar flexed first ray and mobile lateral rays, in order for the foot to remain plantigrade, the heel must roll into varus inorder to get the lateral metatarsals on the ground;
