Review Question - QID 218631

A 68-year-old male was recently traveling in Italy and sustained an injury to his foot after crashing a moped while driving through the countryside with his wife. He refused operative treatment abroad, electing to be placed into a cast until he could be evaluated upon returning home. He presents to the clinic eight weeks later with a Lisfranc fracture-dislocation involving the medial and middle columns. The patient's treating surgeon counsels him on the risks and benefits of open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) versus those of primary arthrodesis. Which of the following statements is most true regarding these two treatment options?