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Although arthroplasty has slightly inferior functional results to arthrodesis, it has shown very good results in terms of joint mobility, patient satisfaction and pain reduction. The goal of the present study was to evaluate short-term outcomes of patients that received a third-generation double-stemmed MTP1 implant manufactured from high-performance silicon. Methods: In this retrospective study the authors analyzed data of 37 patients who underwent MPT1 joint arthroplasty with SilktoeTM double-stemmed implant using the R 4.2.2 software (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria). The indications were hallux rigidus of grade III and grade IV (81.1%), hallux rigidus plus valgus (10.8%), painful or unstable joint following previous surgery (5.4%) and hallux rigidus due to gout (2.7%). Data were collected during routine visits at 1 and 6 months and 1 and 2 years. Results: There were no intraoperative and postoperative complications. There were no revisions or reoperations at a follow-up of two years. The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society-Hallux Metatarsophalangeal-Interphalangeal Scale (AOFAS-HMI) score was 94.6 \u00b1 7.6 (median, 100; range, 70\u2013100) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score was 0.4 \u00b1 0.80 (median, 0; range, 0\u20133.5) at the final follow-up. Conclusions: The data from this study presented excellent short-term results for patients who received an arthroplasty of the MTP1 joint using a third-generation double-stemmed spacer made of high-performance silicone. For all patients who received the SilktoeTM implant, AOFAS-HMI scores of 94.6 and VAS scores of 0.4 were obtained at a two-year follow-up. 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