PODIATRIST DISCUSSES PLANTAR PLATE TEARS

Pain in the ball of the foot and swelling on top of the foot are symptoms of a condition that’s both common and often misdiagnosed. The condition — called a plantar plate tear — can happen either suddenly or as a result of chronic, repetitive stress over time.

 

Dr. Georgeanne Botek

 

“The plantar plate is implicated in forefoot pain much of the time,” says podiatrist Georgeanne Botek, DPM. “A plantar plate can tear from an injury, like tripping over a dog’s leash or your are running and all of a sudden you feel a sharp, shock-like, stabbing sensation across the ball of the foot,” says Dr. Botek.

 

Source: Cleveland Clinic

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