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Next, a surgeon may insert a cutting tool into a posterior resection feature 2022a and an anterior resection feature 2022b and form a wedge bone fragment 2050. (blocks 2408 and 2410). In certain embodiments, the osteotomy system 2000 may include a guide for managing how deep a surgeon cuts into the calcaneus 1806 using the cutting tool. In one embodiment, the depth may be recommended in a preoperative plan and a surgeon may configure the cutting tool to indicate when that depth is reached. Alternatively, or in addition, the resection guide 2020 may include a stop that prevents cutting below the recommended depth. For example, the resection guide 2020 may have a height 2106 that is such that the lateral side 2030 of the resection guide 2020 may serve as a stop to prevent cutting beyond a particular depth. Alternatively, or in addition, a separate structure may be provided with the osteotomy system 2000 and/or the resection guide 2020 to serve as a stop to control cutting depth into a bone.

Added by DJM Jan 2024