Paragraph Number

116

In the illustrated embodiment, the proximal arm 330 includes the proximal bone attachment feature 352 and the distal arm 340 includes the distal bone attachment feature 354. In one embodiment, the holes 350 of the proximal bone attachment feature 352 are aligned with each other and aligned perpendicular to a resection feature such as the second slot 370. The holes 350 of the distal bone attachment feature 354 may also be aligned with each other and aligned perpendicular to another resection feature such as the first slot 360. This means that the aligned holes 350 (and K-wires secured within them) of the distal bone attachment feature 354 will also be perpendicular to the cut surface formed using the first slot 360. This also means that the aligned holes 350 (and K-wires secured within them) of the proximal bone attachment feature 352 will also be perpendicular to the cut surface formed using the second slot 370. Consequently, at least one of the proximal bone attachment feature 352 and the distal bone attachment feature 354 can be used to position and orient a cut surface of the first metatarsal 208 and a cut surface of the medial cuneiform 202.

Added by DJM Jan 2024