Examination Techniques for Plantar Plate Tears This video describes four tests that can be used in the clinical setting to help diagnose plantar plate tears. All four of these tests can easily be performed by the clinician in about 1-2 minutes during the examination of the patient. These four clinical tests give the clinician a very good indication as tp whether a plantar plate tear is present and how severe the plantar plate tear may be. The Dorsal Drawer Test, first described by Thompson and H

Digital Plantarflexion Taping for Plantar Plate Tears The digital plantarflexion taping technique for plantar plate tears involves using cloth adhesive tape to restrict the dorsiflexion of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the affected digit to only 10-15 degrees of dorsiflexion during the propulsive phase of walking or running. Three 8-9" pieces of 1/2" cloth adhesive tape are used to prevent the proximal phalanx of the affected digit from dorsiflexing past 15 degrees during propulsion. By preve