Myerson Classification (Lisfranc Injury)

Myerson classification (a modification of the Hardcastle / Quenu-Kuss classification) of a Lisfranc (tarsometatarsal, TMT) injury, types A/B1/B2/C1/C2, by the pattern and direction of the tarsometatarsal incongruity.

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Example

Myerson type
Type B2 - partial, lateral (lateral four)

Result: Myerson type B2: partial incongruity, lateral - lateral displacement of one or more of the lateral four metatarsals; the first tarsometatarsal joint stays congruous.

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What the result means

Type A
Total incongruity: all five metatarsals displaced the same direction (homolateral).
Type B1
Partial, medial: medial displacement of the first metatarsal.
Type B2
Partial, lateral: lateral displacement of one or more of the lateral four metatarsals.
Type C1
Divergent, partial: only some of the metatarsals diverge.
Type C2
Divergent, total: all five metatarsals diverge.

What you enter

  • Myerson type
How this is calculated

Myerson MS, Fisher RT, Burgess AR, Kenzora JE. Fracture dislocations of the tarsometatarsal joints: end results correlated with pathology and treatment. Foot Ankle. 1986;6(5):225-242. Read the source ↗

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