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333

In one embodiment, a surgeon may desire to perform a wedge osteotomy. In this embodiment, the resection guide 2020a is designed such that the first trajectory 2042 converges with the second trajectory 2044 at a vertex 2102 having a wedge angle 2104, such that posterior resection feature 2022a and the anterior resection feature 2022b form a wedge osteotomy comprising a wedge bone fragment 2050 after formation of the first osteotomy 2046 and the second osteotomy 2048, the wedge angle 2104 determined based, at least in part, on the bone model 1204. Advantageously, the various aspects of the design of the resection guide 2020a and/or an accompanying surgical technique and/or complementary components 1930 can be done prior to fabrication of one or more components of the osteotomy system 2000. Thus, a surgeon can define or adjust the position of the vertex 2102, the number of degrees for the wedge angle 2104, a height 2106 of the body 2028, and the like. Of course, certain of these aspects may be predefined for a surgeon and/or recommendations made to a surgeon. Alternatively, or in addition, certain of these aspects may be patient-specific while others may be standard based on experience and/or established practice for a particular procedure.

Added by DJM Jan 2024