Table 2. Pre- and post- operative AOFAS-HMI and VAS scores in patients submitted to arthrodesis and to arthroplasty.

SCORES	Arthrodesis ( n  = 12)			Arthroplasty ( n  = 26)			p - value *
	Preop	Postop	p - value	Preop	Postop	p - value
AOFAS-HMI	40.2 (37–50)	65.7 (55–77)	< 0.001	43.2 (34.1–53.1)	89.7 (67–100)	< 0.001	< 0.001
VAS	7.8 (5–10)	3.9 (0–6)	< 0.001	8.0 (5–10)	1.6 (0–3)	< 0.001	.002

Abbreviations: AOFAS-HMI, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society Hallux Metatarsophalangeal-Interphalangeal score; VAS, visual analogue scale.

*(arthrodesis versus arthroplasty at last follow-up).