Lisfranc injuries of the tarsometatarsal joint refers to an injury first described in French soldiers by Lisfranc during the Napoleonic Wars. This was modified by Hardcastle et al.
Relationship of Bones
Description
Type
all 5 metatarsals displaced in the same direction (lateral, medial, dorsoplantar)
total incongruity
A
one or more metatarsals displaced medially, others normal
partial incongruity, medial
B
one or more metatarsals displaced laterally, others normal
partial incongruity, lateral
B
first metatarsal displaced medially while one or more of the remaining metatarsals is displaced laterally
divergent, partial displacement
C
first metatarsal displaced medially while all 4 of the remaining metatarsal are displaced laterally
divergent, total displacement
C
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