Lisfranc Foot Fracture Stories

Billy · Site Admin Joined: 23 Jul 2005 Posts: 304

Lisfranc Foot Fracture is more common than you would have thought. Share your experience with others with the same problem.

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Hi. I suffered a lisfranc fracture-dislocation recently. (Hopping over a wall, fell awkwardly) I am wondering what the true recovery times are. I had an operation 3 days ago to put 3 screws in and I have a cast on for 6 weeks. I am told that after this I will be gradually weight bearing. I ws wondering is gradual weight bearing done with one or two crutches?? how long (on average) will it be before I am able to walk unaided??
I thank you for your time and wish fellow lisfranc victims the bast of luck.

Hizgrace4all · Supporter Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 196

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hello lisfranc club--

i recently fractured and sprained my lisfranc joint (may 12, 2007), and was told by my orthopedic surgeon that i have a subtle lisfranc injury but could get away without having surgery since my alignment non-weightbearing was so good, but he told me i have to be casted and not putting any weight on for 3 months. I went to get a second opinion from another surgeon who said i should gradually start walking on it 6 weeks after injury.

does anyone have any ideas about who's right, and if it would be ok to start weight bearing early, or should i definitely wait?

a little confused...

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My injury was 10/7/06, had surgery 10/16, was non-weight bearing until I got the screws out 1/31/07, then a few more days of crutches and a knee-scooter (highly recommended). I was told a week before the screws came out that I could start to put a little pressure on my foot, but not full weight. After the screws (3) came out, I was able to "progressively" weight bear, which to me progressed quickly to full weightbearing the last time I dropped a crutch trying to put clothes from the washer to the dryer. Within a week of the screw removal, I was back to work full time, as a nurse in a very busy ER. To this day, I still have discomfort, but a couple of Motrin every few days and I'm good to go. One piece of advice...make sure you wear good supportive shoes when walking again. There are certain movements my foot doesn't like, and walking through grass - on uneven surfaces - doesn't feel great. But you get used to things and adapt and strengthen as you go. Just keep your head up!

deniseve6 · Newbie Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 8

gochargers · Newbie Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 5

Hi Fellow Lisfrancers:

I injured my foot on Easter weekend. Went to emergency room they thought it was a sprain and just put me in a walking boot. A couple days later the Podiatrist thought it was a Lisfranc and a week later confirmed it with a CT Scan. I had surgery about 3 weeks post injury and the Dr. put in 2 screws.

I was in a non-weightbearing cast for 3 weeks.

Then I was placed in a Weightbearing cast for another 3 weeks.

And most recently I was placed in another weightbearing cast. And the Dr. took the screws out because one of them came loose. So he took both out.

After another 3 weeks, he will take the cast off completley and I wont have to wear a cast anymore.

I will be able to resume full physical activity like running and basketball as soon as October 30th.

I'm over 300 lbs so my Dr. said that this was the conservative route because I might have developed arthritis later in life (10 years post injury) if I didn't have the gap in the joint closed.

I suppose if I was lighter he would of just had me in a Camwalker (Boot)

Well just wanted to share my experience with my fellow lisfrancers out there past present and future, since I know when I first injured my foot there was so many different perspectives out there I thought I would be crippled for life with my injury. but now 12 weeks post injury I feel great about the prospects of resuming full activities.

musictch · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 41

I would strongly suggest that you follow your first doctor's instructions. The second one sounds like the doctor I had when I first sustained my injury almost a year ago. He never told me to stay off of it! My present doctor told me up front that surgery would probably be necessary, and by the time I had it two weeks ago, the separation in my foot had increased and become more painful. You may or may not require surgery IF you receive proper treatment now. I wonder how I would be today if I'd gone to my present doctor at the beginning! Confused

deniseve6 · Newbie Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 8

lskahill · Newbie Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 3

I am almost two weeks post surgery (2 screws) for my lisfranc fracture. I have already noticed that I'm losing muscle in my calf on the injured leg. Does anyone have any recommendations or exercises I can do without using my foot. I am not allowed to put any weight on my foot for another six weeks and then they will take the screws back out so I still have quite a bit of time to go and would like to not loose all that muscle.

Also, my foot looks like one of an 80 year old since it was swollen for so long the skin stretched out and now very wrinkly. Will the skin tighten back up? Being 24 I would like my foot to be somewhat normal when it's healed.

Thanks!

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