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478

Should surgeons prefer to use a crossing screw, the resection guide 3320 can include saw/cut channels configured to allow for a crossing cut compression screw. The compression screws may be cannulated. To deploy the compression screws, a K-wire may be placed across the resected section at a desired location (which may be predefined) to target a middle of the osteotomy where sufficient bone stock may exist so as to prevent bone fracture and provide the greatest bone stock for fixation. Advantageously, the present disclosure enables a surgeon to preoperatively identify a desired targeting angle for a crossing resection k-wires for installation of a compression screw. The targeting angle can be used to configure a fixation guide 3390 such as fixation guide 3390a.

Added by DJM Jan 2024