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<strong>47</strong> <strong>Ankle</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Foot</strong> 2283 <strong>47</strong><br />

LEFT<br />

LEFT<br />

A<br />

B<br />

C<br />

Figure <strong>47</strong>-89. Subtle Lisfranc dislocation in a 39-year-old who fell backward down a 3-foot wall <strong>and</strong> injured the left foot. The patient bicycled<br />

home <strong>and</strong> continued to walk on this foot for 3 days before coming to the emergency department, concerned because the pain was not<br />

diminishing. Anteroposterior (A) <strong>and</strong> oblique (B) non–weight-bearing radiographs were obtained. Close scrutiny <strong>of</strong> the Lisfranc joint on the<br />

oblique view (dashed box) reveals small fractures <strong>of</strong>f the bases <strong>of</strong> the second <strong>and</strong> first metatarsals (arrowheads). The Lisfranc joint appears<br />

anatomically aligned. The presence <strong>of</strong> the fragments along the Lisfranc joint raised the concern that this may represent a Lisfranc dislocation.<br />

C <strong>and</strong> D, CT scans were performed to assess the integrity <strong>of</strong> the tarsometatarsal joint. C, Axial oblique scan through both medial Lisfranc joints.<br />

In the normal right foot there is anatomic alignment across the first, second, <strong>and</strong> third cuneiform-metatarsal joints. In the injured left foot there<br />

is lateral subluxation <strong>of</strong> the first (white arrow) <strong>and</strong> third (black arrow) metatarsals as well as small fragments <strong>of</strong>f the second metatarsal (white<br />

arrowhead) <strong>and</strong> second cuneiform (black arrowhead). D, Axial oblique scan, slightly more plantar <strong>and</strong> more angled than C, through the lateral<br />

tarsometatarsal joint. On the normal right side the articular surfaces <strong>of</strong> the fifth metatarsal (V) <strong>and</strong> the cuboid (Cu) are aligned (white arrows).<br />

On the left, the lateral corner <strong>of</strong> the fifth metatarsal (black arrow) is laterally displaced relative to the cuboid’s impacted lateral corner (open<br />

arrowhead). These findings confirmed that the patient had sustained a disruption <strong>of</strong> the Lisfranc joint, which was treated with a boot <strong>and</strong> non–<br />

weight bearing.<br />

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9/9/2008 5:35:34 PM

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