Pathology at the MTP joint level | Controls (n = 10) Joints (n = 40) | Patients (n = 41) Joints (n = 163a) |
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PP present: | ||
 % patients with all 4 (n) | 100.0 (10/10) | 82.9% (34/41) |
 % joints (n) | 100.0% (40/40) | 80.4% (131/163) |
Tear present: | ||
 % patients (n) | 20.0% (2/10) | 67.5% (27/40) |
 % joints (n) | 100.0% (40/40) | 80.4% (131/163) |
Tear width: | ||
 medial % (n) | 19.1% (25/131) | |
 central % (n) | 5.0% (2/40) | 6.9% (9/131) |
 lateral % (n) | 1.5% (2/131) | |
 full width % (n) | 2.3% (3/131) | |
 medial/central % (n) | 2.3% (3/131) | |
 central/lateral % (n) | 1.5% (2/131) | |
Tear length: | ||
 proximal % (n) | 95.0% (38/40) | 66.4% (8/131) |
 central % (n) | 3.8% (5/131) | |
 distal % (n) | 5.0% (2/40) | 29.8 (39/131) |
Plantar plate pathology present: | ||
 % patients (n) | 20.0% (2/10) | 85.4% (35/41) |
 % joints (n) | 5.0% (2/40) | 46.6% (76/163) |