A sliced Achilles tendon is something that one would expect to see in a horror movie, not on an ice skating rink. Unfortunately for Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, his Achilles was cut by the blade of a skate while being hit against the boards.

Lakers forward Pau Gasol injured the plantar fascia of his foot while playing the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Gasol, on twitter, announced that an MRI revealed a "torn fascia." But how serious is ruptured plantar fascia, and will he need surgery?

Redskins wide receiver Peirre Garcon sustained a ligament injury of the second toe, and is reported to specifically have a plantar plate tear. This is no ordinary ligament injury as the the plantar plate is a thick ligament-like pad beneath the toe that stabilizes the toe.

As a reconstructive foot surgeon with major lower extremity trauma experience, something just doesn't quite add up with Derek Jeter's ankle fracture.

As a reconstructive foot surgeon, with significant Lisfranc fracture experience, I am somewhat amazed to see three NFL players to succumb to the dreaded Lisfranc injury, in only one weeks time.

The cat is out of the bag -- Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes has the dreaded Lisfranc injury. He will miss the rest of the season. But what exactly is a Lisfranc injury anyway?

Since Sunday's game, when Santonio Holmes injured his left foot, there has been much speculation as to what could be wrong with it.