
Treating Trauma to the Foot – Lis Franc Injuries
The Lis Francs Joint complex involves the bones, joints and ligaments in the middle of the foot, or “midfoot.” The Lis Francs joint is named after Jacques Lis Francs de St. Martin, a French surgeon in Napoleon’s army. After treating a soldier that caught his foot in the stirrups of his horse, he became well…