Impact of surgical lower limb procedures on Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients’ quality of life
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v18i1a103457Keywords:
Lower Extremity/surgery, Pain, Gait, Quality of Life, Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseAbstract
There are few studies regarding the rehabilitation of a CMT patient. Because patients present symptoms at an early age, have a long life expectancy, and have serious biomechanical compli-cations that generate a great impact on a patients’ life, a careful study of possible treatments for this population seems to be important. Sur-gical interventions on the lower extremities are among these possible treatments. Although there are no conclusions about the most effec-tive surgical techniques, this surgical treatment would be done to give the patient a better quality of life since it improves the gait quality. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of lower limb surgical procedures on the quality of life of CMT patients. Nine patients with CMT disease were analyzed before and after surgery, and the partici-pants underwent gait analysis, Motor Function Measure (MFM) and the SF-36 questionnaires. There was a significant difference in the MFM and SF-36 evaluations. This study showed an improvement in the quality of life of Charcot-Marie-Tooth patients, especially related to motor performance and pain.
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