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468

Alternatively, or in addition, the resection guide 3320 may also function as a fixation guide 3390, fixation guide 3390b. For example, holes for the bone attachment features 3324 of the resection guide 3320 may be angled and positioned such at once the fasteners 3310 are removed, the holes in the bone can serve as openings for deployment of a permanent fastener such as a bone staple and/or bone screws of a bone plate. In such an embodiment, the fixation guide 3390b serves both as a resection guide 3320 and as a fixation guide 3390.

Added by DJM Jan 2024