The right diagnosis is always important, but in Logan Mispagel’s case it made a huge difference in her senior year. Instead of getting surgery and months of rehab, Logan was able to recover in time for basketball season. Her care team at the health system made sure that was possible.
It all started in spring 2024 at an Olathe East High School soccer practice. Logan says her foot got caught on the grass as she was dribbling and popped.
"I instantly felt pain," she says.
She stopped practice, went home and rested, but the next day was worse – she couldn’t walk on the foot.
"I’ve had ankle injuries before, so I knew it’s not my ankle but don’t know what it is," Logan says.
So she went to school and sought out Erin Washington, an athletic trainer with the health system who works out of Olathe East.
"I trust Erin, which is why I was able to go to her so easily," Logan remembers. "Erin realized that I’m not really a person to complain about pain."
Washington quickly referred Logan to the sports medicine team where she saw Thomas Katzfey, DO, a sports medicine physician at Olathe Health, now part of The University of Kansas Health System.
Following an MRI, Logan saw orthopedic surgeon Bryan Vopat, MD. He ordered a diagnostic X-ray and determined she had a Lisfranc injury. Dr. Vopat explains that these are commonly misdiagnosed. In fact, older literature shows it was missed about 35% of the time.
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