Open-Access Journal Articles

This page is under development. Eventually, it will have links to journal articles relating to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders as well as to articles dealing with peripheral neuropathy and related conditions.

If you know of a relevant article that is open access and not listed below, please email a link to it to webmaster@charcot-marie-tooth.org. Thank you.

• Orthotic Management of Charcot-Marie Tooth
• Management of the Neuropathic Limb
• Consideration of Motor Neuropathy for Managing the Neuropathic Foot
• Care of the Skin and Nails of the Neuropathic Foot
• Effects of Three Types of Ankle-Foot Orthoses on the Gait and Bicycling of a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
• Compensatory Midfoot Dorsiflexion in the Individual with Heelcord Tightness: Implications for Orthotic Device Designs
• Plantarflexion Resistance of Selected Ankle-Foot Orthoses: A Pilot Study of Commonly Prescribed Prefabricated and Custom-Molded Alternatives
• Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction: A Review of Pain and Activity Levels of Twenty-one Patients
• The Effect of Ankle-Foot Orthoses on Balance Impairment: Single-Case Study
• Development of an Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Dorsiflexion Assist, Part 2: Structure and Evaluation
• Effect of Orthosis Material Hardness on Walking Pressure in High-Risk Diabetes Patients
• Design Changes in Ankle-Foot Orthosis Intended to Alter Stiffness Also Alter Orthosis Kinematics
• Determination of Stress Distribution In Various Ankle-Foot Orthoses: Experimental Stress Analysis
• Genu Recurvatum: Identification of Three Distinct Mechanical Profiles
• Normal Human Locomotion, Part 1: Basic Concepts and Terminology
• Normal Human Locomotion, Part 2: Motion, Ground Reaction Force and Muscle Activity
• New Concepts in Orthotic Management of the Adult Hyperpronated Foot: Preliminary Findings
• International Forum: Development of a New Ankle-Foot Orthosis with Dorsiflexion Assist, Part 1: Desirable Characteristics of Ankle-Foot Orthoses for Hemiplegic Patients
• Neurophysiologic Orthotic Designs in the Treatment of Central Nervous System Disorders
• A Comparison of Current Biomechanical Terms
• Carbon Fiber Articulated AFO - An Alternative Design