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In certain embodiments, the one or more fasteners 710 can include one or more permanent fasteners and/or one or more temporary fasteners. Typically, the fasteners 710 may be used during a variety of different steps of a procedure. Temporary fasteners are often used because they can securely hold bone or parts/fragments of bones while steps of the procedure are conducted. A common temporary fastener that can be used with system 700 is a K-wire, also referred to as a pin, guide pin, and/or anchor pin. Permanent fasteners 710 such as bone screws, bone staples, sutures, tethers or the like may also be used in a surgical procedure.

Added by DJM Jan 2024