Paragraph Number

266

With the third fastener 1610 removed, the resection guide 1020b can be slid off of the first fastener 1602 and second fastener 1606, as illustrated in FIG. 16F. Next, to facilitate reduction, a surgeon may reinsert the third fastener 1610 into the passage 1618, the same location the third fastener 1610 was originally deployed in. Now, the surgeon has the third fastener 1610 that can be used to position and reorient the distal bone fragment 224a and the first fastener 1602 and second fastener 1606 that can be used to position and reorient the proximal bone fragment 224b. In certain embodiments, the resection guide 1020b and/or a preoperative plan that includes proposed cutting depths within each of the resection features 1022 can be configured to leave a portion of bone 1620 in place, a living hinge, that can also facilitate manipulation and orientation of the bone fragments for the reduction.

Added by DJM Jan 2024