Lesser Toe Deformities
A 55-year-old woman presents with progressive dorsiflexion and medial deviation of her second toe, which now overlaps her hallux. She describes a 2-year history of pain in the second metatarsophalangeal joint with gradual worsening of the deformity. Examination shows the second toe sitting dorsal and medial to the hallux with the toe held in hyperextension. There is a positive vertical drawer test with greater than 50% translation. Regarding crossover toe deformity:
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Crossover toe deformity is a progressive deformity where the lesser toe (typically second) deviates ...
The plantar plate is a thick fibrocartilaginous structure on the plantar aspect of the MTP joint tha...
Crossover toe primarily affects the fourth toe; the plantar plate ruptures proximally; a short secon...
Clinical examination includes the vertical drawer test (Lachman test of the toe) - dorsal force appl...
MRI is the imaging modality of choice for plantar plate assessment; findings include discontinuity o...
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