A complex variant of Lisfranc joint complex injury

J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2009 Jul-Aug;99(4):359-63. doi: 10.7547/0980359.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a variant of Lisfranc injury, plantar dislocation of the medial cuneiform with plantar fracture-dislocation of the intermediate cuneiform and dorsal fracture-dislocation of the lateral cuneiform, which has never been reported, to our knowledge. The entire pathologic abnormality was treated by open reduction and fixation with Kirschner wires, which were removed 8 weeks postoperatively because of pin-tract infection. Complex regional pain syndrome, which was a problem early in the recovery process, is now in remission, and at the 25-month follow-up examination, the patient was almost symptom free.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ankle Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Ankle Injuries / surgery*
  • Ankle Joint / physiopathology
  • Bone Wires
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / etiology*
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / surgery*
  • Male
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Tarsal Bones / injuries*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed