during a pro-am game, holmgren — a 7’1 195lb power forward — was guarding four time nba champion lebron james, who stands at 6,9 and 250lbs. holmgren jumped to block james’ shot, and started hopping on one foot as soon as he landed.
despite surgery earlier this week, holmgren is still expected to miss the entirety of the 2022-23 season.
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b.c. lions quarterback nathan rourke suffered a similar injury in week 11 of the cfl season in a 28-10 victory over the saskatchewan roughriders. and pittsburgh steelers running back najee harris suffered a lisfranc injury in training camp , though he is expected to recover for the start of the season.
the middle of the foot is not a solid piece, it’s a cluster of bones, according to johns hopkins . five bones in the middle, called the metatarsals, extend from the toes and form the arch at the top of the foot with other smaller bones and cartilage. as there are so many bones, there is also a lot of tissue. the bones, cartilage and surrounding muscles can be strained, torn, fractured, or broken, each of which count as a lisfranc injury.
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during surgery, the bones in the foot are put back into their correct orientation. then, using metal plates and screws, the pieces of the bones are reattached to one another. it’s possible that the metal added to the body will remain there indefinitely, though the doctor may also opt to remove it once healed.