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Anatomical diagram of the plantar plate showing collateral ligaments, flexor tendons and plantar fascia, with a comparison of a healthy plantar plate and an elongated, torn plantar plate at the metatarsophalangeal joint.
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Plantar Plate Tears — Why This Forefoot Injury Is So Often Misdiagnosed (A Newcastle Podiatrist’s Guide)

May 27, 2026 Tim Foran No comments yet

Got a nagging pain under the ball of your foot — right near the base of the second toe — that just won’t settle? Maybe your toe is starting to drift sideways, or sit slightly higher than it used to? You’ve probably been told it’s a neuroma, capsulitis, or “just metatarsalgia.” But there’s a very […]

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