The Use of the Richie Brace Dynamic Assist in a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - A Case Report
Annali Olivelle1*, Trevor Prior2 and Shefali Gupta3
1 4th year medical student at UCL, United Kingdom.
2 Consultant Podiatric Surgeon as well as Director of Premier Podiatry Limited and Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom.
3 Member of the Royal College of Podiatry, United Kingdom. *Corresponding Author: Annali Olivelle, 4th year medical student at UCL, United Kingdom.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOAOR.2024.04.080
Received: September 28, 2024 Published: October 28, 2024
Abstract
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy involves a group of diseases that effects the peripheral nervous system causing a range of symptoms such as foot drop and foot deformities. Management of CMT disease is based around the use Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) however, little research has been based around pes planus deformity and specific AFO’s in adults as seen in our case. This case describes the use of the Riche Brace Dynamic Assist in a 36 year old female patient with CMT disease and pes planus deformity, assessing whether foot pain and functionality improved utilising the Foot Function Index (FFI) to assess pain and function after 3 months.
Keywords: Richie Brace Dynamic Assist; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease; Case Report
Citation: Olivelle A, Prior T, Gupta S. The Use of the Richie Brace Dynamic Assist in a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - A Case Report. SVOA Orthopaedics 2024, 4:5, 127-132. doi: 10.58624/SVOAOR.2024.04.080