The plantar plate of the third MTP joint is the fibrocartilaginous structure providing the plantar floor of the third metatarsophalangeal articulation.
Resists third MTP hyperextension, distributes plantar load across the metatarsal head, and prevents dorsal proximal phalanx subluxation.
Third MTP plantar plate pathology produces lesser metatarsalgia under the third metatarsal head. Plantar plate tears are assessed by MRI and addressed by plantar plate repair combined with Weil shortening osteotomy.
Plantar plate disruption producing third metatarsal head pain and third toe dorsal subluxation, repaired in conjunction with Weil osteotomy.
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