Table 2: Pre and postoperative range of movement of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux. In three patients the metatarsophalangeal joint of the hallux became stiffer than before surgery mean dorsiflexion and plantar flexion.
| Number of feet | Preoperative range of dorsiflexion | Postoperative range of dorsiflexion | Preoperative range of plantar flexion | Postoperative range of plantar flexion |
| 24 | Mean 42º (40-45º) | Mean 45º (40-50º) | Mean 32º (30-40º) | Mean 25º (15-40º) |
| 3 | Mean 40º (35-50º) | 42º (30-45º) | Mean 30º (25-35º) | Mean 20º (10-350º) |