How big is the plantar plate ligament?

I was just on a webcam call with a runner who had a plantar plate injury. 

We were reviewing her MRI. And one of the first things I did was check to see how big the slices were on the MRI.

That's because there can be a wide variation on how tight those cuts are when the MRI imaging machine is taking those pictures. 

Believe it or not, there's research that shows how big the plantar plate ligament usually is.

How big is the plantar plate ligament? 

Well, great question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.