Since I had a lisfranc injury myself, I was forced to learn about the subject more than I ever wanted to.
There are 26 bones in the human foot, and every one of them needs to be in perfect alignment to bear weight without pain. The lisfranc ligament is the strongest ligament in the entire body, as it basically connects together the front part of the foot with the mid foot. The lisfranc doesn't rupture by itself. Other things must happen for that to to take place.
In Schaub's case, they said the 2nd metatarsal was "dislocated". That ONE bone is basically the "center pole that holds up the tent". He mentioned that his foot looked a like a "cinder block". That's what mine looked like. It's probably all black underneath, with "fracture blisters" on top. It swelled up like a balloon after he played on it after the injury, from tissue damage caused by bone fragments.
The ONLY reason why has hasn't had surgery YET, is because you can't operate until the swelling goes down.
But's he not going to get out of this without surgery. Why? Because a lisfranc injury throws the foot "out of alignment". The only way to get it back into proper alignment, is with pins, plates, and screws.
What I'm looking for, is to see what kind of surgery he has, if they will reveal that. If only pins are required for re-alignment, he's get's off lucky. But if he needs plates and screws, this is career-threatening, IMO.
There are 26 bones in the human foot, and every one of them needs to be in perfect alignment to bear weight without pain. The lisfranc ligament is the strongest ligament in the entire body, as it basically connects together the front part of the foot with the mid foot. The lisfranc doesn't rupture by itself. Other things must happen for that to to take place.
In Schaub's case, they said the 2nd metatarsal was "dislocated". That ONE bone is basically the "center pole that holds up the tent". He mentioned that his foot looked a like a "cinder block". That's what mine looked like. It's probably all black underneath, with "fracture blisters" on top. It swelled up like a balloon after he played on it after the injury, from tissue damage caused by bone fragments.
The ONLY reason why has hasn't had surgery YET, is because you can't operate until the swelling goes down.
But's he not going to get out of this without surgery. Why? Because a lisfranc injury throws the foot "out of alignment". The only way to get it back into proper alignment, is with pins, plates, and screws.
What I'm looking for, is to see what kind of surgery he has, if they will reveal that. If only pins are required for re-alignment, he's get's off lucky. But if he needs plates and screws, this is career-threatening, IMO.
