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129

The alignment guide 420 includes a body 422, an inferior end 424, and superior end 426 and one or more openings 428 near the superior end 426. The openings 428 may be aligned. A surgeon may use the alignment guide 420 by engaging the coupler 410 to couple the alignment guide 420 to the cutting guide 300. Next, a surgeon may insert one or more K-wires through the openings. The openings 428 and alignment guide 420 may be configured such that K-wires within the openings extend along an anterior-posterior axis and indicate the orientation and alignment of the medial cuneiform 202 and first metatarsal 208 once the osteotomy procedure is completed. A surgeon may compare this alignment with the orientation and alignment of other bones of the patient. In this manner, a surgeon can confirm that osteotomy procedure will accomplish the desired outcome once completed.

Added by DJM Jan 2024