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466

Figure 35F illustrates the first proximal phalanx 3406 after a resection guide 3320, such as the example of Figure 35E, is removed, the osteotomy is closed, and a fixation guide 3390a is deployed. In the illustrated embodiment of Figure 35F, the osteotomy may be an oblique osteotomy. The fixation guide 3390a can be used to direct or guide a temporary fastener 3310 that can hold a proximal part 3406a in contact with a distal part 3406b until permanent fixation is deployed. The fixation guide 3390 may include positioning features (such as holes or openings in a body of the fixation guide 3390). These positioning feature may engage fasteners 3310 originally deployed with the resection guide 3320. The positioning features can ensure that a fixation guide 3390a guides a fastener 3310 in a desired orientation.

Added by DJM Jan 2024