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Application APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMPLANTS AND/OR INSTRUMENTATION FOR OSTEOTOMIES
Matter Number PER-12 Reference Case 1 PER-12
Created 1/6/24, 10:03 PM Modified 1/6/24, 10:03 PM
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"Wedge osteotomy" refers to an osteotomy procedure in which one or more wedges are used as part of the procedure. Generally, wedge osteotomies can be of one of two types, open wedge and closing wedge. The type of osteotomy refers to how the procedure changes the relation between two parts of a bone involved in the osteotomy. In an open wedge osteotomy a wedge of bone or graft or other material is inserted in between two parts of a bone. Consequently, a wedge shape is "opened" in the bone. In a close/closed wedge osteotomy or closing wedge osteotomy a wedge of bone is removed from a bone. Consequently, a wedge shape formed in the bone is "closed."

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Added by DJM Jan 2024