| Footdrop, foot rotation, and plantarflexor failure in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. | |
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PMID: 11932853 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of occurrence of the main causes of poor stance and gait in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (footdrop graded as mild or severe, rotation, and plantarflexor failure) both as single and associated problems. DESIGN: Observational. SETTING: A neuromuscular disorders department in a specialized Italian rehabilitation hospital. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred twenty-six nonoperated lower limbs from 64 outpatients. INTERVENTIONS: Ankle angle during active dorsiflexion and heel angle in stance were measured in a photograph; the ability to raise the heel at least 2cm was evaluated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Frequency of mild footdrop (ankle angle < or =100 degrees ), severe footdrop (ankle angle >100 degrees ), and rotation and plantarflexor failure singularly and in association. RESULTS: Mild footdrop was present in 47.6% of examined limbs and was associated with rotation in 39.7% of limbs; severe footdrop was present in 52.4% of limbs and was associated with rotation in 28.6% of limbs, with rotation plus plantarflexor failure in 21.4% of limbs. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend categorizing problems in the lower limbs into 4 levels of increasing symptom severity, starting with mild footdrop and graduating to the instance where the 3 problems are associated. |
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Authors:
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Paolo Vinci; Sandra L Perelli |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Volume: 83 ISSN: 0003-9993 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Publication Date: 2002 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-04-04 Completed Date: 2002-04-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985158R Medline TA: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 513-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Copyright 2002 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
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Department of Rehabilitation of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Other Neuromuscular Disorders, Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital L. Spolverini, Via Castelli Romani 6, 00040 Rocca di Papa, Ariccia, Italy. paolovinci@libero.it |
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
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diagnosis,
physiopathology,
rehabilitation* Foot Diseases / diagnosis, physiopathology, rehabilitation* Gait / physiology* Humans Isometric Contraction / physiology Muscular Atrophy / diagnosis, physiopathology, rehabilitation Range of Motion, Articular / physiology* Weight-Bearing / physiology* |
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