Paragraph Number

475

Following closure of an osteotomy (closing the resected wedge), the osteotomy is fixated to facilitate fusion of the bone. Two methods may be used, staples and crossing-the-cut fully threaded compression screws. For surgeons that prefer staples, the present disclosure includes two pin holes (e.g., attachment feature 3324a and attachment feature 3324b having a diameter of about 2 mm but could be any diameter). Advantageously in one embodiment, these pin holes can be positioned and/or oriented in the resection guide 3320 relative to the desired cut angle for one or more cuts in the bone (which is patient specific) such that following closure of the resected wedge, the holes in the bone left by the pins are parallel to each other and set approx. 10 mm apart (which is a common spanning distance for conventional closing wedge staples).

Added by DJM Jan 2024