Paragraph Number

256

FIGS. 9A-9C illustrate the relationship between the set of proximal holes 924 and the set of distal holes 926. Specifically, the proximal set of holes is spaced from the distal set of holes longitudinally along a long axis of the bone (e.g., metatarsal). FIG. 9D illustrates that the proximal set of holes (e.g., set of proximal holes 924) is offset about the long axis 958 by an angle alpha A from the distal set of holes (e.g., set of distal holes 926). Angle A represents the number of degrees of offset between the set of proximal holes 924 and the set of distal holes 926 measured about circle 960. In certain embodiments, angle A may range between about 3 and about 100 degrees. It should be noted that in certain embodiments, Angle A can also represent a number of degrees between the first position for a metatarsal prior to an osteotomy and the surgical procedure and a second position that the bone will be rotated to about the longitudinal axis 958 to reduce and complete the surgical procedure.

Added by DJM Jan 2024