Case Report: Bilateral pes planovalgus: an uncommon pediatric orthopedic presentation of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4B1

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17 Oct 2026 0 comments

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is an inherited motor and sensory neuropathy that typically presents with cavovarus foot deformity. Pes planovalgus is uncommon in CMT and, while noted incidentally in multicenter cohort studies of CMT4B subtypes, has not been described as the predominant orthopedic manifestation in a published case report of genetically confirmed CMT4B1. We report the case of a 7-year-old girl who presented with progressive painful bilateral pes planovalgus, hallux valgus,...