Saints quarterback Taysom Hill is expected to have offseason surgery for a Lisfranc injury suffered against the Falcons in the regular season finale. Sean Payton mentioned on the FOX broadcast Sunday that that was the concern for Hill, and later revealed on Monday that it was the case.
"Yeah, it's a Lisfranc," Payton said.
"He actually had one, he just was up here we were talking. He had one before in his right foot so when he planted, because I didn't see how it happened, but when he planted with his left foot he felt something. My take is they will have to do a surgery. That's what I heard today. So it's a Lisfranc. They'll repair that area and then do a smaller surgery to remove the hardware after it's healed."
What does that actually mean?
We connected with Scott J. Ellis, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery. The idea was to get a better understanding of the injury, the impact for Hill, and how things could potentially play out going into the next season. Understand that Ellis has not seen nor treated Hill, but the HSS is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022) and is a world leader in sports medicine performance and rehabilitation.
