Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, talk about plantar plate repair, also known as crossover toe. They discuss what happens with crossover toes and how the conservative therapy and surgery options to repair it.

 QUOTES:

“It’s a complex balancing act between the ligaments and the plantar plate holding that second toe where it’s supposed to be.” - Dr. Damien Dauphinee [04:36]

“It’s so, so hard. You have to understand. If this was your finger, we can strap that down. You’re not walking on your hand. You’re walking on these and that’s the hard part.” - Dr. Raafae Hussain [12:20]

Top Takeaways:

• What happens with crossover toes
• What is the plantar plate
• How they look at the condition of the deformity
• Conservative therapy and surgery options

What You Will Learn:

• [00:40] Intro
• [02:40] What is crossover toe and plantar plate
• [06:55] How they look at the deformity
• [11:55] Conservative therapy options
• [14:58] Surgery options
• [23:10] Recovery
• [25:07] Outro

Resources:

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Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee