Paragraph Number

241

FIG. 16 illustrates stages of performing a surgical procedure using a media approach to form a closing wedge. FIG. 16A illustrates a medial perspective view of a foot and ankle including a calcaneus 222, a tibia 224, talus 228, and a navicular 218. Certain patients may present with foot or ankle bones having a variety of conditions. Due to age, disease, deformity, or different pathologies, the bones of the midfoot may be deteriorated to the point that individual bones may be challenging to distinguish from each other. FIG. 16 illustrates one such example. The division between the tibia 224 and the talus 228 may be challenging to distinguish.

Added by DJM Jan 2024