Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Acute trauma to the midfoot * Intraarticular fracture and/or avulsion fracture in the TMT joint line (detected on a non-weight-bearing CT) * Suspicion of a purely ligamentous Lisfranc injury (no radiological fractures but substantial clinical findings in the midfoot region, or evidence of ligamentous damage on a MRI) * Consent-competent patient Exclusion Criteria: * Obvious acute unstable Lisfranc injuries (\>2mm dislocation between the medial cuneiform and second metatarsal) * Injury older than four weeks * Other major foot/ankle/leg injuries * Previous foot infection or foot pathology on the affected side * Previous surgery to the TMT joints, and sequelae after a previous foot injury * Open injury * Bilateral injury * Patients with co-morbidities such as neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease