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Advantageously, because the system 1600 is customizable and/or patient-specific one or more of the members of the system may include various features or aspects as needed for a particular surgical procedure and or desired by a surgeon. For example, one or more of a distal tibia resection guide, a distal fibula resection guide, alignment guide, rotation guide, compression guide, reduction guide, positioning guide, and/or fixation guide may include one or more patient-specific features. Alternatively, or in addition, at least one of the distal tibia resection guide, the distal fibula resection guide, alignment guide, rotation guide, compression guide, reduction guide, positioning guide, and/or fixation guide comprise a bone engagement surface. in addition, at least one of the distal tibia resection guide, the distal fibula resection guide, alignment guide, rotation guide, compression guide, reduction guide, positioning guide, and/or fixation guide comprise a landmark registration feature. Furthermore, one or more of a distal tibia resection guide, a distal fibula resection guide, alignment guide, rotation guide, compression guide, reduction guide, positioning guide, and/or fixation guide are combined into a single guide. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that a variety of systems 1600 can be fabricated across a range between very generic members of the system 1600 to very patient-specific members of the system 1600.

Added by DJM Jan 2024