Baller gjohnson Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 I had a MRI to verify what my orthopedic surgeon thinks is a lisfranc injury. Has anyone experienced this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 How did yours happen ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted October 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 releasing from the ski with Powershell bindings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JayG80 Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 My wife had one due a half way front binding release. No surgery but 1.5 months no weight bearing for a while then a walking boot. Skiing back to normal. This made the non weight bearing a lot easier iwalk-free.com/ A friend had lis franc from jumping in a pool and hitting the bottom. It was a lot worse and the same specialist required surgery, plates. big deal but she is running 10K races now and working up to 1/2 marathon. A weight-bearing xray is what the doctor said is necessary to diagnose. Followed later by an MRI. Some orthos just take non-weight bearing xray and can miss diagnose a milder lis franc as a severe sprain. The medical portion of my boat insurance policy covered all deductible and out of pocket expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 @gjohnson ... That was one of the reasons I switched from Powershells to the new Reflex Supershell with R Style Rear. Best decision I ever made, lighter, more responsive, and never deal with Dual Lock again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gginco Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 I had a lisfranc. The injury should be black and white to diagnose so get a couple of opinions from the right doctors. Rear foot was out of binding 1/2 way when the tail of the ski blew out. When the tail hit the water again all the force was pushed into the ball of my foot causing the dislocation. This all stems from a desire to allow my heel to rise while skiing. I was in a boot not designed to allow that. I'm now on powershells because they are the most secure binding that sill allows the heel raise. Anyway....find a top notch foot, and only foot, specialist for surgery!!! Preferably a doc with football player experience as football players have lisfranc injuries a lot! I still have a pin in my foot but it's no problem and I'm 99% again. It's a long recovery injury but, again, find the best and most experienced surgeon you possibly can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted October 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 @gginco When you say long recovery, could you elaborate on that? How long were you off the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 I had one also. Mine happened 10 years ago, using home grown hard shells with no release mechanism. (I know, stupid). Anyway Lisfranc can be in varying degrees, based on the amount of separation of the fracture in the metatarsal. I was fortunate in that mine was just barely short of needing surgery. I skied on mine once again before it got diagnosed. Tried to ski Regionals and just couldn't turn the one ball. I was put in a cast for four weeks and the Doc said he'd take the cast off if I promised not to put weight on it for two more weeks. I did obey, but skied on the 14th day. So, for me it was 6 weeks after diagnosis and casting until I skied. The Doc said I'd probably have pain for the rest of my life. He was right so far (ain't dead yet to find out). Doesn't hurt every day but still have pain occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gginco Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 @gjohnson I want to say 10-12 weeks for full weight bearing and another 8 weeks of strengthening to the point I considered myself healed. I had the injury in the fall, snow skied early March and was waterskiing by late March. Don't try to avoid surgery. If it's "close" choose surgery over not. Do not hit the easy button when it comes to your feet or you'll regret it every step you take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aussiemc Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hey @gjohnson, sorry to hear about your injury, I did my lisfranc and every other ligament / tendon by half coming out of a rubber boot back in 2009. I had 5 screws in my foot for 3 months (non weight bearing), then had the screws removed, before I could start physio. The good news is that if you get the right foot specialist, you can get back to skiing/running. I play Field Hockey at a National (masters) level, as well as skiing, and don't have any problems at all except for a slight boney lump on my foot. Good luck with your recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted October 6, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 6, 2015 @gjohnson Can you skate? Time to dish the shells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted October 6, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 @MS I can't put a skate on comfortably. So no, I can't skate. Likely won't until next fall. Bummer. @aussiemc @gginco @LeonL @Ed_Johnson @JayG80 Thanks for sharing your stories. They've giving me perspective on what I should do and possible outcomes. I really appreciate it. Kind of freaked out about it. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted October 6, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 6, 2015 For those who wonder about the term "Lisfranc" fracture, it is named for a surgeon from the time of Napoleon. The injury was somewhat common due to horse soldiers falling from their horse in battle and having one foot remain in the stirrup, or partially remaining, and then dragged by the horse for at least some distance. Sound familiar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted October 7, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 7, 2015 I had one awhile back. Healed up fine. Hardest part of PT was getting a sense of balance back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syndicate Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I had all 5 bones in foot broken and dislocated take 7 pins to fix. Happened on a Memorial day did what my orthopedic surgeon told me to do and skied in a tournament late that same summer. Had to build a binding out of wakeboard binding and a waterski binding combo to get it on my foot. Have a perfect arch in my foot now only problem was had to have a bone spur removed off the top my foot where one of the pins was. I was in an animal binding when it happened skied on reflex ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted October 7, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hm, releasable stirrups. I gotta get on that. Seems like a rapidly growing market... Actually, that's about 5% serious. My daughter does some riding; I wonder if anybody has ever thought about that. Sorry, off topic. But I am definitely reading the real content of this thread as well. Keep the details coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted October 7, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 7, 2015 @gjohnson -- that sucks! However, my (ample) experience with injuries suggests that if you do what the doctor and PT tell you to you will recover and be back on the water in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wtrski6 Posted October 7, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 7, 2015 My dad took a fall in the yellow KD bindings back in 2004. His front foot came half way out of the binding resulting in a Lisfranc. He had three screws put in and was non-weight bearing for almost 6 months. It's not a quick recovery but he runs ~20 miles a week and has no problems skiing today. Good luck! Feel free to message me. Will be happy to pass on any questions you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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