title: Technique Tip: The Use of McGlamry Elevator to Assist Suture Passing in the Dorsal Technique of Plantar Plate Repair With Weil Osteotomy for Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Instability.
abstract: The combination of a dorsal approach to the plantar plate with a Weil's metatarsal osteotomy has been shown to provide an adequate exposure for plantar plate repair. However, soft tissues in a restricted area of the metatarsophalangeal joint could present as a technical difficulty during suture retrieval during repair of the plantar plate. The purpose of this article is to describe the use of the McGlamry elevator for assistance in the retrieval of sutures through the proximal phalanx.
  
  
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authors: St. Vincent's Clinic, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia drmsullivan@hotmail.com.
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Sullivan
authors: St. Vincent's Clinic, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: Juan Paulo
authors: JP
authors: Panti
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000069262:Plantar Plate / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures
keywords: McGlamry elevator; Weil’s osteotomy; plantar plate repair