Lisfranc injury in a national hockey league player: a case report.
Tarsometatarsal joint dislocations and fracture-dislocations are uncommon injuries most frequently resulting from high-energy trauma as encountered in crush injuries, falls, and motor vehicle accidents. Although less common in athletes, this injury is being recognized with greater frequency and may carry a poor prognosis for return to high levels of competition. These injuries present a considerable challenge to orthopedic surgeons caring for athletes because of the prolonged period of recovery often required [ 1,2,5,6,12]. The literature contains descriptions of this injury in football players, gymnasts, tennis players, and track and field athletes [2,5,9]. To our knowledge, no report of such a Lisfranc injury to a hockey player has been described. This is a case report of a National Hockey League player that sustained a Lisfranc injury requiring surgical stabilization, but was able to return to elite hockey play.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D006688:Hockey / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013640:Tarsal Joints / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery