“Research was able to see that the energy put in on the MTPJ is not returned when pushing off,” explains Muttai. “The carbon plate was to try and increase the stiffness and keep the MTPJ ...

Shariff and colleagues evaluated 89 patients who underwent a first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) arthrodesis fusion ... those fixed with any variety of plate, suggesting plate-based fixation ...

BIRMINGHAM — A commonly used method by podiatrists and physiotherapists to manage osteoarthritis (OA) of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) is undergoing formal testing in a randomised ...