Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 60-67 , January 2006

Lisfranc Injuries: What Have We Learned Since Napoleon’s Era?

  • Jan-Eric Esway, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Specialists of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
    • ,
  • Matison Boyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Specialists of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
    • ,
  • Michael Shereff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Specialists of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
    • ,
  • Dane K. Wukich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Foot and Ankle Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dane K. Wukich, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Kaufmann Building, Suite 911, 3471 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.01.001

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 60-67 , January 2006

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