{
  "name": "Steady recovery claims — Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
  "procedure": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
  "bodyRegion": "foot",
  "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
  "attribution": "Steady — https://growsteady.me/recovery-data. Free to quote and reuse with a link back.",
  "schemaUrl": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/claims.json",
  "disclaimer": "Published cohort data. Not medical advice, not a prediction for an individual, and not a substitute for a surgeon or clinician.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09",
  "count": 14,
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:pain:week-12",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "pain",
      "topic": "pain",
      "question": "What is typical pain at week 12 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "At week 12 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), typical reported pain is 3.6 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.8 to 4.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.",
      "weekStart": 12,
      "weekEnd": 12,
      "basis": "measured",
      "pain": {
        "low": 2.8,
        "typical": 3.6,
        "high": 4.4,
        "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 3 months: 3.59 +/- 0.84 (n=58); band = mean +/- 1 SD. Cohort had joint-sparing suture-tape augmented fixation with supplementary plates or wires, NOT primary fusion and not classic screw-only fixation, so the band reflects that technique"
      },
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:pain:week-26",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "pain",
      "topic": "pain",
      "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "At week 26 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), typical reported pain is 2.2 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.5 to 2.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.",
      "weekStart": 26,
      "weekEnd": 26,
      "basis": "measured",
      "pain": {
        "low": 1.5,
        "typical": 2.2,
        "high": 2.8,
        "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 6 months: 2.17 +/- 0.63 (same cohort, n=58)"
      },
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:pain:week-52",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "pain",
      "topic": "pain",
      "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "At week 52 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), typical reported pain is 1.5 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.9 to 2.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.",
      "weekStart": 52,
      "weekEnd": 52,
      "basis": "measured",
      "pain": {
        "low": 0.9,
        "typical": 1.5,
        "high": 2.1,
        "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 12 months: 1.48 +/- 0.57 (same cohort, n=58); final follow-up 1.24 +/- 0.57 at mean 16.9 months"
      },
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:non-weight-bearing-splint-then-bivalved-cast",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Non-weight-bearing, splint then bivalved cast\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "Non-weight-bearing, splint then bivalved cast",
      "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Non-weight-bearing, splint then bivalved cast\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: Weeks 0-6; splinted and non-weight-bearing for the first 2 weeks, then a bivalved cast holds that status to the 6-week x-ray. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 0,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6884016/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:walking-boot-partial-weight-bearing-begins",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Walking boot, partial weight-bearing begins\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "Walking boot, partial weight-bearing begins",
      "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Walking boot, partial weight-bearing begins\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: Week 6 in a 73-patient cohort; the same point for fixation and for fusion. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 6,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374025/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:second-x-ray-check",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Second x-ray check\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "Second x-ray check",
      "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Second x-ray check\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Week 12; the point at which hardware removal was typically discussed in the case series. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 12,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6884016/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:return-to-play-or-duty-athletes-and-service-members",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Return to play or duty (athletes and service members)\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "Return to play or duty (athletes and service members)",
      "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Return to play or duty (athletes and service members)\" is typically reached around week 17. Reported range: Mean 116 days missed after operative treatment (about 17 weeks) versus 58 days non-operative; pooled return rate 86.16% across 441 people.",
      "weekStart": 17,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8792672/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:hardware-removal-when-it-is-done",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Hardware removal, when it is done\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "Hardware removal, when it is done",
      "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Hardware removal, when it is done\" is typically reached around week 19. Reported range: Mean 4.43 months (about 19 weeks) after fixation in a 482-patient cohort; only some people have it.",
      "weekStart": 19,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39413293/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:full-activity",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "milestone",
      "topic": "milestone",
      "question": "When is \"Full activity\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "Full activity",
      "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Full activity\" is typically reached around week 20. Reported range: 4-5 months after surgery (about weeks 17-22) in a 73-patient cohort, for fixation and fusion alike. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.",
      "weekStart": 20,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374025/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-0-12",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "The first twelve weeks follow a set sequence",
      "answer": "In a case series of surgically treated Lisfranc injuries, the first two weeks were splinted and non-weight-bearing, then a bivalved cast kept that non-weight-bearing status until a six-week x-ray cleared the switch to a walking boot with weight-bearing as tolerated. A second x-ray at twelve weeks was the point where hardware removal was typically discussed.",
      "weekStart": 0,
      "weekEnd": 12,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6884016/",
      "sourceNote": "Retrospective case series, 10 athletes followed, fixation, Kansas J Med 2019",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-12-22",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "The stretch that ends in full activity",
      "answer": "In a cohort of 73 people, 32 treated with fixation and 41 with fusion, the protocol was the same for both operations: no weight for six weeks, then partial weight in a walking boot, then full activity by four to five months after surgery. Four to five months is roughly week seventeen to week twenty two, so this window is the run-up to that point rather than the finish itself.",
      "weekStart": 12,
      "weekEnd": 22,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374025/",
      "sourceNote": "Retrospective comparative cohort, 73 patients (32 fixation, 41 fusion), minimum 2-year follow-up",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-22-52",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "The long middle of the first year",
      "answer": "This is the stretch where change is real but slow enough to miss day to day. In a group of 58 people followed after joint-sparing fixation, average pain on a 0 to 10 scale was 2.2 at six months, down from 3.6 at three months. The distance between those two numbers took five months to cover.",
      "weekStart": 22,
      "weekEnd": 52,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/",
      "sourceNote": "Retrospective case series, 58 patients, joint-sparing suture-tape augmented fixation, mean 16.9-month follow-up",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-52-on",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "finding",
      "topic": "phase",
      "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": "What the settled result looks like",
      "answer": "In the same group of 58 people, average pain on a 0 to 10 scale was 1.5 at twelve months and 1.2 at final follow-up, and 53 of the 58 scored in the good or excellent range on a midfoot function score. The figures describe a cohort followed for twelve to twenty four months, not a ceiling for any one person.",
      "weekStart": 52,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "reported",
      "pain": null,
      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/",
      "sourceNote": "Retrospective case series, 58 patients, follow-up range 12-24 months, mean 16.9 months",
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    },
    {
      "id": "lisfranc-surgery:location:absent",
      "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery",
      "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)",
      "bodyRegion": "foot",
      "kind": "gap",
      "topic": "location",
      "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?",
      "title": null,
      "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-08-09 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.",
      "weekStart": null,
      "weekEnd": null,
      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09"
    }
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}