The plantar plate of the fifth MTP joint provides the plantar floor of the fifth metatarsophalangeal articulation and is associated with the FDM and ADM muscle tendons.
Resists fifth MTP hyperextension, supports the lateral forefoot during weight bearing, and is adjacent to the lateral digital neurovascular bundle.
Fifth MTP plantar plate pathology contributes to lateral forefoot metatarsalgia. In bunionette correction (fifth toe Weil osteotomy), the plantar plate must be preserved.
Plantar plate integrity must be maintained during fifth metatarsal osteotomy to prevent lateral forefoot instability.
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