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  2. Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease - Wikipedia

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    Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) is a hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy of the peripheral nervous system characterized by progressive loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation across various parts of the body.

  3. Hammer toe - Wikipedia

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    A hammer toe, hammertoe or contracted toe is a deformity of the muscles and ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, fourth, or fifth toe, bending it into a shape resembling a hammer. In the early stage, a flexible hammertoe is movable at the joints; a rigid hammertoe joint cannot be moved and usually requires surgery.

  4. Nager acrofacial dysostosis - Wikipedia

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    Nager acrofacial dysostosis, also known as Nager syndrome, is a genetic disorder which displays several or all of the following characteristics: underdevelopment of the cheek and jaw area, down-sloping of the opening of the eyes, lack or absence of the lower eyelashes, kidney or stomach reflux, hammer toes, shortened soft palate, lack of development of the internal and external ear, possible ...

  5. Brachydactyly - Wikipedia

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    brachydactyly-mesomelia-intellectual disability-heart defects syndrome or if brachydactyly is not isolated and is a part of a larger genetic condition. In rare cases of isolated untreated brachydactyly, simple functions like walking or grabbing objects may be difficult, reducing the overall quality of life.

  6. X-linked Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease - Wikipedia

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    X-linked Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 4: This subtype is characterized by neonatal/early childhood-onset gradually progressive severe distal limb muscle weakness and atrophy (especially that affecting the peroneal muscles), sensory loss affecting upper and lower extremities (with the lower ones being affected the most), high-arched feet ...

  7. SPG20 - Wikipedia

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    Troyer syndrome (SPG20) is a complicated type of hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs). [9] HSP is a category of neurological disorder characterized by spasticity and muscle weakness in the lower limbs.

  8. The 20 Best Orthopedic Shoes for Women, According to Experts

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    Additionally, women are more likely to deal with the added ailments of bunions and hammertoes, which are partially genetic, but can also be the result of women “smushing their feet into narrow ...

  9. Brachydactyly type D - Wikipedia

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    Brachydactyly type D, also known as short thumb, [3] [1] stub thumb, [5] [6] or clubbed thumb, [5] [6] is a genetic trait recognised by a thumb being relatively short and round with an accompanying wider nail bed. The distal phalanx of such thumbs is approximately two-thirds the length of full-length thumbs.