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Typically, in an osteotomy for a condition such as a hallux valgus, it is desirable to rotate the first metatarsal 208 to address the condition. The first metatarsal 208 may be rotated for example to re-position distal plantar sesamoids from a lateral orientation to a more plantar orientation. Research has shown that performing such re-orientation mitigates recurrence of a hallux valgus condition. In such situations, the distal alignment feature 946 may serve as a reference and/or anchor for a positioning guide 880 that may cause the first metatarsal 208 to rotate and/or translate as the positioning guide 880 is deployed.

Added by DJM Jan 2024