Lisfranc fracture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fracture of the foot in which one or all of the metatarsals are displaced from the tarsus.

Word forms

Lisfranc fracture Lisfranc fractures

Etymology

Named after Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin (1790–1847), pioneering French surgeon.

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