title: Dynamic pedobarography and radiographic evaluation of surgically treated cavovarus foot deformity in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
abstract: Pedobarography is a common tool for the evaluation of foot deformity. We describe our radiographic and pedobarographic outcomes of surgical treatment of cavovarus foot deformity in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Nineteen patients for a total of 30 feet were included. Preoperative and postoperative dynamic pedobarographic measurements were made and analyzed using the five-mask technique. Pedobarographic measures showed statistical significance for increased contact area and decreased peak forces in most mask areas after surgical treatment. Peak pressure and redistribution of varus pressure patterns trended toward improvement. We found pedobarographic studies helpful; however, pedobarographic data are somewhat difficult to interpret and should be used in addition to clinical and radiographic examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.forename: Pooya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hosseinzadeh
authors.forename: Henry J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Iwinski
authors.forename: Ryan C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Muchow
authors.forename: Vishwas R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Talwalkar
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Milbrandt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002607:Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005530:Foot Deformities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome