Steelers TE Matt Spaeth out 8-10 Weeks with a Lisfranc Sprain

Steelers TE Matt Spaeth out 8-10 weeks with a Lisfranc sprain
August 9, 2013 by Paul Jackiewicz
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According to Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth will be out for the next 8-10 weeks with a Lisfranc sprain.
This is probably why they just claimed Michael Palmer off of waivers.
:o
The foot can be thought to consist of three primary parts. The forefoot area consisting of the toes; the midfoot made up of the small bones called the navicular, cuneiform, and cuboid; and the hindfoot consisting of the talus (lower ankle) and calcaneus (heel). The Lisfranc joint is the space between the bones of the forefoot and midfoot.
The Lisfranc injury is an injury to the ligaments that connects these joints. Sometimes the injury is a simple dislocation (ligament injury) or a fracture and dislocation. The dislocation is a separation of the normal joints between the forefoot and midfoot. The fracture usually occurs in the midfoot bones.
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/foot...a/lisfranc.htm