Paragraph Number

71

FIGS. 4A and 4B depict the implant assembly 100 with four of the screws 302 of FIG. 3A, inserted in a neutral orientation such that each of the screws 302 is at the center of its range of motion relative to the bone plate 108. As shown in FIG. 4A, each of the screws 302 may have a longitudinal axis 400 that extends generally away from the bone plate 108. In the neutral orientation shown, the longitudinal axis 400 may be oriented at about 12 degrees, within a coronal plane (parallel to the page of FIG. 4A) from a normal vector 410 extending from the nearest surface of the bone plate 108. This orientation is merely exemplary; in some embodiments, it may range from about -15 degrees to about 45 degrees, or more particularly, from about 0 degrees to about 30 degrees, or yet more particularly, from about 5 degrees to about 20 degrees.

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