Guest guest Posted January 12, 2002 Report Share Posted January 12, 2002 Hello everyone. My 9yr. old son has a great probability of having CMT. He was a toe walker as an infant. With persistance, he was seen by an ortopedic and a neurologist at age 4. He was then referred to Shiriners. It was discovered that his achilles tendons were tight, he then wore AFOs for three years with some improvement. For the past year he has not worn them to see if any changes developed in his feet. Shiners now wants to do surgery due to increased muscle weakness and tightened achilles tendons. The procedure is called plantar facia release and interior transfer of the posterior tibial tendon. Also Duke University in NC will be testing him for CMT. Has anyone themselves or their children had this done? If so, how has it helped ,or were there any major complications caused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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