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Lisfranc Injuries ELFAH

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Description: The tarsometatarsal joints are collectively known as the "Lisfranc joint" after the Baron de Lisfranc, a Napoleonic army surgeon who described an amputation through the foot at this level."Lisfranc injuries" refers to a group of bony and/or soft tissue injuries which affect the tarsometatarsal and sometimes other midfoot and forefoot elements.

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Added: Sun Nov 01 2009