Paragraph Number

423

In one embodiment, an arm 2206 of a pin guide 2200 can be placed into a resection feature 2022 at a predefined position. The arm 2206 may extend at a predefined distance and/or angle such that a fastener 2010 inserted through a hole 2214 near one end of the arm 2206 will engage the bone (e.g. calcaneus 1806) or part of a bone at a desired position and/or angle. Advantageously, even though the fasteners 2010 may engage the bone, calcaneus 1806, at a variety of angles, the pin guides 2200 may be separate components such that they can be readily removed as the osteotomy procedure (e.g., wedge osteotomy procedure) proceeds to subsequent steps. Of course, in certain embodiments, the pin guides 2200 may be integrated with the resection guide 2020. Separate pin guides 2200 may be desirable to facilitate removal of the resection guide 2020 and/or pin guides 2200 during a procedure.

Added by DJM Jan 2024