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FIG. 16G illustrates a cross-section of a reduction guide 1660b deployed on the first fastener 1602 and second fastener 1606 and third fastener 1610 that extend from the bone fragments. FIG. 16G illustrates that the open end slot 1636 may extend from the front surface 1638 to the back surface 1640 and the fastener lock 1666 may extend from the front surface 1668 to the back surface 1670. Alternatively, or in addition, the open end slot 1636 and/or fastener lock 1666 may extend from the respective front surface 1638 and front surface 1668 at an angle selected for the reduction. In one embodiment, the angle of the open end slot 1636 and/or fastener lock 1666 is patient-specific and may be predetermined by a surgeon or confirmed based on a recommendation made to the surgeon. In certain embodiments, the position of the open end slot 1636 and/or fastener lock 1666, the length of the open end slot 1636 and/or fastener lock 1666 from the proximal surface 1646 and/or distal surface 1648 can be predefined such that when the reduction stabilizer 1650 engages the third fastener 1610 not only reduction of the fragments is accomplished but also such engagement can introduce a level of compression of the distal bone fragment 224a against the proximal bone fragment 224b. Of course, because the reduction anchor 1630 and/or reduction stabilizer 1650 may be made specifically for a particular patient, in certain embodiments, deployment of the reduction guide 1660b may provide reduction alone.

Added by DJM Jan 2024