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Andrew J Roche1, James D Calder1
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Chelsesa and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW10 9TR, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Plantar plate injuries to the hallux in elite athlete could potentially be career threatening. Reports in the literature are invariably linked to a significant traumatic episode. The occurrence of an atraumatic severe plantar plate injury in the presence of a bipartite sesamoid may suggest a stress related phenomenon. We present a case in an elite soccer player who was treated surgically and returned to top-level competition. The case is reported in detail and differences to other reports in the literature discussed.
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