Lisfranc injury

Learn about Lisfranc injuries, including their causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Discover how to prevent and recover from this common foot injury.
Footnotes: My LisFranc Injury and the Road to Recovery: July 2015 Injury Recovery, Foot Surgery Recovery, Surgery Recovery, Dislocation, After Surgery, Rehab, Surgery, Foot Surgery, Treatment

Sleeping used to be one of my favorite activities before my LisFranc injury. Now, I kind of dread it. I have the hardest time getting comfortable at night. My incisions will start to itch randomly, or bump up against the side of my fiberglass cast and cause an uncomfortable sensation. Or, I'll get a visit from the little gremlin that lives inside my cast, and he will randomly stab my foot with a knife, or a searing hot poker, or a taser. Whatever he can find. I have a pillow fort set up…

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CC Wallace
Footnotes: My LisFranc Injury and the Road to Recovery Injury Recovery, Foot Surgery Recovery, Dislocation, Surgery Recovery, Foot Surgery, Foot Injury, Injury, Lisfranc Injury, Muscle Anatomy

On 6/27/15, I sustained a significant fracture to my Lisfranc joint from a 10 foot fall during an obstacle course race. On 7/7/15, I had ORIF surgery to repair a commuted fracture to my navicular bone, fractures to my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cunieforms, a fractured cuboid, and dislocations of 4 metatarsal bones. This blog is my experience. Hopefully it will help others who have suffered this horrific injury and inspire you to overcome life's obstacles.

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CC Wallace
Rehabilitation Exercises for Lisfranc Fracture Dislocation Dance, Fitness, Peroneal Tendonitis Exercises, Ligaments And Tendons, Metatarsal Fracture, Peroneal Tendonitis, Swollen Ankles, Ankle Fracture, Physical Therapy Exercises

Your Lisfranc joint, also known as the tarsometatarsal joint, lies within your midfoot area as part of a bone cluster that makes up the arch along the top part of your foot. The joint plays a role in transferring force between your midfoot and forefoot area. Common symptoms of a fracture or dislocation include ...

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Beverly Collins