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Last year the Dolphins medical staff and Nick Saban misdiagnosed Drew Brees shoulder injury and the recovery time of Daunte Culpeppers knee rehabilitation. Had this not occurred, Brees would be a Dolphin now and for the time being, our quarterback issues resolved. Hopefully the medical staff is 100% accurate in their initial assessment of Ted Ginn and the recovery schedule of the Lisfranc injury in his right foot.
The Lisfranc joint, or tarsometatarsal articulation of the foot, is named for Jacques Lisfranc (1790-1847), a field surgeon in Napoleon's army. Lisfranc described an amputation performed through this joint because of gangrene that developed after an injury incurred when a soldier fell off a horse with his foot caught in the stirrup.
The incidence of Lisfranc joint fracture­ dislocations is one case per 55,000 persons each year. Thus, these injuries account for less than 1 percent of all fractures. As many as 20 percent of Lisfranc joint injuries are missed on initial anteroposterior and oblique radiographs.
With 26 bones in the human foot, damage can be hard to determine and correct. The Lisfranc joint, where the metatarsal bones attach to the rest of the foot, is a complicated joint involving numerous bones.
Physicians often differentiate Lisfranc injuries as sprains, fractures or dislocations. But injuries in the Lisfranc joint are often subtle and difficult to assess. The metatarsal bones tend to move as a unit. When they do, it can create tears in multiple ligaments across a wider area of the foot. Such injuries can drag on and on. Sometimes they require surgery but then might never heal perfectly, especially if not addressed early. Lisfranc injuries can be hard to realign perfectly and also can result in arthritis, further complicating recovery.
Lisfranc injuries appear quite common in the NFL. When they occur, the result often results in the player being put on IR for the remainder of the year. Examples include Phillys RB Brian Westbrook who had his season end on a Lisfranc sprain on December 5th, 2005. Westbrook missed the last 5 games of the season because of this injury. Another Eagle player who has endured a Lisfranc sprain is safety Brian Dawkins. Dawkins missed much of the 2003 NFL season because of the injury. Both Dawkins and Westbrook recovered and returned the following season to start for the Eagles.
Most notable from this past NFL season, RB Kevin Jones had his season cut short on Dec 13th, and later had surgery to recover from a similar Lisfranc injury to Ted Ginn. According to NFL.com On Feb 11th, 2007, Lions sources said that they expect Kevin Jones will miss at least half of the 2007 NFL season as he recovers from surgery on his left foot.This would certainly explain why the Lions felt the need to sign RB Tatum Bell and TJ Duckett this off season. The last news heard on Jones is last month, where he began running 10-12 minutes on a treadmill. Sound like he has a long way to go to recover.
WR Brian Ferguson was placed on IR on Oct 24, 2006 due to a Lisfranc injury that will not require surgery. He played only 2 games in 2006, but as of today he is listed as the #3 WR on the Packers current depth chart. Another Packer that went down last year and placed on IR was DT Kenderick Allen who injured his foot on Sept 24th against Detroit was placed on IR on Oct 4th.
There are obviously many more cases in the NFL, but I wanted to look at Jones and Ferguson from last year because their names are recognizable and one had surgery and the other did not. Lisfranc injuries that require surgery as part of the recovery process have a much longer recovery time than Lisfranc injuries that do not require surgery. RB Kevin Jones, who had the surgery, may not play the entire season this upcoming year, but WR Ferguson who did not have surgery will be ready to go come July training camp.
Everything I have read and heard about Ted Ginns Lisfranc foot injury clearly indicates that his foot will NOT require surgery. This means he should be ready to go this coming training camp. If for some reason it will require surgery however, Ginn would not play this year at all. I have no reason at all to believe that his foot WILL require surgery other than my own paranoid conspiracy theory. The Dolphins Medical staff made two major mistakes last year and the 2006 season was dramatically influenced. The Dolphins medical staff misdiagnosed both Drew Brees shoulder and misdiagnosed Culpeppers knee. Had the medical staff correctly assessed these two players, Brees would have been a Dolphin last year.
Because what I have read about Lisfrancs being terribly difficult to treat and correctly diagnosis the appropriate treatment, and the Dolphins medical staffs recent track record, I would not be shocked at all if three months from now I start hearing talk about Ginn and the word surgery. So excuse me if my confidence in the Dolphins medical staff is a little rattled. Ted Ginn can be a tremendous play maker for the 2007 Dolphins and I am looking forward to seeing him this fall.
So have at it dolphans please reassure me I have nothing to worry about becuase I prefer not to worry
The Lisfranc joint, or tarsometatarsal articulation of the foot, is named for Jacques Lisfranc (1790-1847), a field surgeon in Napoleon's army. Lisfranc described an amputation performed through this joint because of gangrene that developed after an injury incurred when a soldier fell off a horse with his foot caught in the stirrup.
The incidence of Lisfranc joint fracture­ dislocations is one case per 55,000 persons each year. Thus, these injuries account for less than 1 percent of all fractures. As many as 20 percent of Lisfranc joint injuries are missed on initial anteroposterior and oblique radiographs.
With 26 bones in the human foot, damage can be hard to determine and correct. The Lisfranc joint, where the metatarsal bones attach to the rest of the foot, is a complicated joint involving numerous bones.
Physicians often differentiate Lisfranc injuries as sprains, fractures or dislocations. But injuries in the Lisfranc joint are often subtle and difficult to assess. The metatarsal bones tend to move as a unit. When they do, it can create tears in multiple ligaments across a wider area of the foot. Such injuries can drag on and on. Sometimes they require surgery but then might never heal perfectly, especially if not addressed early. Lisfranc injuries can be hard to realign perfectly and also can result in arthritis, further complicating recovery.
Lisfranc injuries appear quite common in the NFL. When they occur, the result often results in the player being put on IR for the remainder of the year. Examples include Phillys RB Brian Westbrook who had his season end on a Lisfranc sprain on December 5th, 2005. Westbrook missed the last 5 games of the season because of this injury. Another Eagle player who has endured a Lisfranc sprain is safety Brian Dawkins. Dawkins missed much of the 2003 NFL season because of the injury. Both Dawkins and Westbrook recovered and returned the following season to start for the Eagles.
Most notable from this past NFL season, RB Kevin Jones had his season cut short on Dec 13th, and later had surgery to recover from a similar Lisfranc injury to Ted Ginn. According to NFL.com On Feb 11th, 2007, Lions sources said that they expect Kevin Jones will miss at least half of the 2007 NFL season as he recovers from surgery on his left foot.This would certainly explain why the Lions felt the need to sign RB Tatum Bell and TJ Duckett this off season. The last news heard on Jones is last month, where he began running 10-12 minutes on a treadmill. Sound like he has a long way to go to recover.
WR Brian Ferguson was placed on IR on Oct 24, 2006 due to a Lisfranc injury that will not require surgery. He played only 2 games in 2006, but as of today he is listed as the #3 WR on the Packers current depth chart. Another Packer that went down last year and placed on IR was DT Kenderick Allen who injured his foot on Sept 24th against Detroit was placed on IR on Oct 4th.
There are obviously many more cases in the NFL, but I wanted to look at Jones and Ferguson from last year because their names are recognizable and one had surgery and the other did not. Lisfranc injuries that require surgery as part of the recovery process have a much longer recovery time than Lisfranc injuries that do not require surgery. RB Kevin Jones, who had the surgery, may not play the entire season this upcoming year, but WR Ferguson who did not have surgery will be ready to go come July training camp.
Everything I have read and heard about Ted Ginns Lisfranc foot injury clearly indicates that his foot will NOT require surgery. This means he should be ready to go this coming training camp. If for some reason it will require surgery however, Ginn would not play this year at all. I have no reason at all to believe that his foot WILL require surgery other than my own paranoid conspiracy theory. The Dolphins Medical staff made two major mistakes last year and the 2006 season was dramatically influenced. The Dolphins medical staff misdiagnosed both Drew Brees shoulder and misdiagnosed Culpeppers knee. Had the medical staff correctly assessed these two players, Brees would have been a Dolphin last year.
Because what I have read about Lisfrancs being terribly difficult to treat and correctly diagnosis the appropriate treatment, and the Dolphins medical staffs recent track record, I would not be shocked at all if three months from now I start hearing talk about Ginn and the word surgery. So excuse me if my confidence in the Dolphins medical staff is a little rattled. Ted Ginn can be a tremendous play maker for the 2007 Dolphins and I am looking forward to seeing him this fall.
So have at it dolphans please reassure me I have nothing to worry about becuase I prefer not to worry
