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Paragraph 276
Application
Midfoot Wedge Osteotomy
Matter Number
PER-23
Paragraph Number
276
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
PER-23
Reference Case 2
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Created
1/6/24, 9:56 PM
Modified
1/6/24, 9:56 PM
Id
13,852
Content
Advantageously, a surgeon can leverage this feature prior to making any cuts, forming any osteotomies. For example, a surgeon can secure the resection guide 720a to one or more bones of the patient on a medial side of the midfoot. The fasteners 710 cooperating with the bone attachment features 724 can extend into the middle, and/or through to the lateral side of the midfoot. Since the fasteners 710 are often made of metal, the surgeon can then use fluoroscopy to visually see and/or check the trajectory for each fastener 710 into the midfoot. The surgeon knows that an adjacent and parallel osteotomy formed using the resection features 722 will track with the trajectories of the fasteners 710 in the bone attachment features 724. In this manner, a surgeon can confirm trajectories for the planned osteotomies before the actually making the osteotomies. If the surgeon is not satisfied with the trajectories indicated by the bone attachment features 724 by way of the deployed fasteners 710 a surgeon can make an adjustment and removing the fasteners 710 has minimal impact on the patient and/or the success of the procedure.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024