Early Detection & Management Is The Key To Successful Treatment The early recognition and treatment of Lisfranc injuries is ideal for helping to preserve the foots normal biomechanics and function. In the long run Lisfranc injuries carry a high risk of chronic secondary disability and frequently lead arthritis of the midfoot. The best long term… Read More >
Assessment Of A TMT Joint Injury Assessment Signs And Tests That Can Indicate TMT Joint Injury: Tenderness to palpation of the midfoot when pressure is applied to the area. Bruising along the bottom of the foot following appropriate injury is considered a strong indicator of a Lisfranc injury. Pain with a manual stress examination of… Read More >
Lisfranc Injuries Vary In Severity Tarsometatarsal joint injury also known as a Lisfranc injury, or a Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation is an injury at the midfoot. These tarsometatarsal joint (TMT joint) injuries can vary from being a more simple injury to something considerably more complex. An example of a simple TMT joint injury would be a sprain… Read More >
A Lisfranc Injury Is A Frequently Misdiagnosed Foot Injury Named after a Napoleonic surgeon Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, a Lisfranc injury is an injury to the midfoot. It is an injury of relatively rare occurrence and often misdiagnosed, mistaken for a simple sprain with sometimes dire consequences. This tendency for misdiagnosis (somewhere around 20-40%)… Read More >