New study

From http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/full/88/11/2545:

... The patients who had been managed with a primary arthrodesis estimated that their postoperative level of activity was 92% of the preinjury level, whereas those in the open-reduction group estimated that their postoperative level was only 65% of the preoperative level, leading the authors to conclude that primary stable arthrodesis of the medial two or three rays yields a better short and intermediate-term outcome than does open reduction and internal fixation of ligamentous Lisfranc joint injuries....

Ly TV, Coetzee JC. Treatment of primarily ligamentous Lisfranc joint injuries: primary arthrodesis compared with open reduction and internal fixation. A prospective, randomized study.J Bone Joint Surg Am .2006; 88:514 -20.[Abstract/Free Full Text]