Progresses of imaging diagnosis of plantar plate injury / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Pathological changes of the plantar plate are common causes of forefoot pain and deformity. For patients with forefoot pain, less pain relief or the plantar plate tear aggravation may occur after direct block therapy or surgery without accurate assessment of the integrity of plantar plate. Imaging examination is very important to evaluation on damage degree and clinical treatment planning of plantar plate. The progresses of imaging diagnosis of plantar plate injury were reviewed in this article.