This article is part of the supplement: 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) community .

Oral presentation

Evolution of foot manifestations in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Joshua Burns¹ , Monique M Ryan² and Robert A Ouvrier¹

¹  Institute for Neuromuscular Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead/Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

²  Neurosciences Department, Royal Children's Hospital/Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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from 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) community
Bologna, Italy. 4–6 September 2008

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008, 1(Suppl 1):O5doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-S1-O5

Published:	26 September 2008

First paragraph (this article has no abstract)

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.