What is plantar plate tear?

A plantar plate tear is an injury to the at the base of the toe joint. Some symptoms include swelling and pain to the area.

How do members experience plantar plate tear?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with plantar plate tear*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for plantar plate tear*

Who has plantar plate tear on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 1
40s 1
50s 7
60s 2
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 14