Measuring performance of players returning from syndesmosis & Lisfranc injuries

Pat Carrigan played 80 minutes on Thursday evening returning just seven weeks after surgery for a syndesmosis injury. He completed 14 runs for 126 metres, and made 48 tackles. If this had occurred ten years ago, the time to return from such an injury would have been twice as long. Nowadays the return from a syndesmosis is much shorter. But are players returning to the same level of performance…