BACKGROUND: @entity130 is rare and the diagnosis maybe easily missed. This study reviews the experience of a single centre. METHODS: A prospective review of @entity1 with @entity130 presenting to a single surgeon with a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery over a one year period. RESULTS: Five @entity1 were identified--four @entity1 and one @entity1 with a median age of 31 years (range 22-50 years). Presentation was a mean of 25 days after injury (range 3-56 days). The left foot was affected in three cases and the right in two. There was joint @entity6877 in four @entity1 and @entity174 in one. Three @entity1 presented early and were treated by internal fixation and two presented late and were managed conservatively. Mean follow-up was eight months (range 4.5-12 months). Surgery resulted in a return to work by 6 months with no symptoms. The two @entity1 managed conservatively continued to experience @entity158 at 12 months and were unable to return to their original occupations. CONCLUSION: @entity130 should be excluded in any @entity13256 . Early diagnosis and internal fixation appears to result in an earlier return to work when compared to non-operative management.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['woman', 'patients', 'men'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture-dislocation'] @entity6877 :: ('MESH:D046548', 'Disease') :: ['diastasis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity13256 :: ('MESH:D018409', 'Disease') :: ['foot injury'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['Lisfranc injuries', 'Lisfranc injury', 'Injury to the Lisfranc joint']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['Lisfranc injury']
