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Examples of complementary components 930 include, but are not limited to, an alignment guide 940, a rotation guide 950, a reduction guide 960, a compression guide 970, a positioning guide 980, a fixation guide 990, and/or one or more implants 996. In general, the complementary components 930 serve to assist a surgeon in performing the function included in the name of the complementary component 930. Thus, an alignment guide 940 can help a surgeon align bones, parts of bones, or other parts of a patient as part of a procedure. A rotation guide 950 can help a surgeon rotate one or more bones, parts of bones, or other parts of a patient as part of a procedure.

Added by DJM Jan 2024