Paragraph Number

165

Figure 8A is a perspective view of a foot, after resection of the medial cuneiform 202 and the first metatarsal 208, removal of the cutting guide 300, and placement of the first metatarsal 208 to abut the medial cuneiform 202. As shown, the distal end 272 of the first metatarsal 208 may now be positioned much closer to the second metatarsal 210, in a more natural position. Further, Figure 8A depicts a first proximal phalanx 230, which may now be properly oriented generally parallel to the other phalanges (not shown), rather than pointing in the lateral direction 274. If desired, further steps may be performed relative to the joint between the first metatarsal 208 and the first proximal phalanx 230 in order to place them in the proper relative orientation. The distal end 272 may also have been shifted in the plantar direction 276 or in the dorsal direction 278 from the position of Figure 2. Thus, the desired dual-plane correction of the orientation of the first metatarsal 208 may be complete.

Added by DJM Jan 2024