Paragraph Number

213

In the illustrated embodiment, two separate resection guides, a proximal resection guide 820a and a distal resection guide 820b may be used. While those of skill in the art will appreciate that a single resection guide 820 can be used for an osteotomy of a cuneiform and a metatarsal, using two separate resection guides can provide certain advantages. As mentioned herein, modeling of hard tissue is highly accurate and precise while modeling of soft tissue is less predictable. Consequently, a surgeon may not know with sufficient certainty how soft tissue will respond to steps of a surgical procedure. Specifically, the surgeon may not know now much translation and/or rotation of tissues such as bones the soft tissue will permit until the surgeon is performing the surgery.

Added by DJM Jan 2024