Name: Plantar Lapidus Plate Product Demonstration
Uploaded: 2019-11-12T00:00:00Z
Channel: Arthrex
Description: The plantar lapidus plate has many proven clinical advantages compared to a dorsal or dorsal/medial-based lapidus plate. Most importantly, an earlier return to weightbearing can be achieved, allowing patients to get back to normal activities much sooner.

<p>The plantar lapidus plate has many proven clinical advantages compared to a dorsal or dorsal/medial-based lapidus plate. Most importantly, an earlier return to weightbearing can be achieved, allowing patients to get back to normal activities much sooner.</p>

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Plantar Lapidus Plate Product Demonstration

The Arthrex plantar lapidis plate is an innovative solution for a lapidary procedure to correct first tarsometatarsal joint instability. Unlike other plates, the Arthrex plantar lapidis plate acts as a tension band on the plantar first tarsometatarsal joint, providing superior biomechanical fixation and strength. This is in contrast to traditional lapidis fixation techniques, which are placed dorsally or medially, and therefore do not resist the plantar mechanical forces in the same manner during weight bearing, during ambulation or walking as the foot contacts the weight bearing surface, ground reactive forces are applied to the first metatarsal, causing the foot to elevate and a plantar distraction force to be exerted at the tarsometatarsal joint. Due to the nature of the hardware, these forces are not protected, and as a result, failure of the fixation can occur, causing displacement and disrupted healing. The plantar lapidis plate is positioned on the tension side of the joint, providing maximum biomechanical strength. The plantar fixation prevents disruption and the potential for plantar gapping. With this construct, as the patient ambulates, ground reactive forces attempt to elevate the first metatarsal. However, the plantar lapidis plate resists the same distraction force exerted at the tarsometatarsal joint by acting as a tension band. This converts the distraction forces into valuable compression forces across the joint, further facilitating fusion and healing. With multiple plate offerings for left and right feet at short and standard lengths, the Arthrex plantar lapidis plate provides surgeons a great tool to help treat their patients better.

Plantar Lapidus Plate Product Demonstration

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