ORLANDO, Fla. — Both orthotic and surgical options can be indicated for ideal treatment of patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Disease, according to a symposium on the topic presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists.
Patients with CMT ultimately benefit from the use of a multidisciplinary team, because of the separate and specific roles that orthotists and orthopedic surgeons play in their treatment. Stephen F. Conti, MD, director of the division of foot and ankle surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pennsylvania and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Temple University College of Medicine, said that he appreciates working with orthotists for that reason.
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