Paragraph Number

76

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the foot 200 of Figure 2, with the cutting guide 300 of Figures 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D properly positioned on the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsus 230, but as yet not attached to the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsus 230. The surgeon has made the necessary incision(s) to expose the dorsal surfaces of the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsus 230, and has inserted the cutting guide 300 such that the cuneiform apposition portion 342 (identified by the first bone indicator 360 on the outward-facing side 332 of the body 310) is resting on the corresponding dorsal surface of the first cuneiform 210, and the metatarsus apposition portion 344 (identified by the second bone indicator 362 on the outward-facing side 332 of the body 310) is resting on the corresponding dorsal surface of the first metatarsus 230. Since the cuneiform apposition portion 342 and the metatarsus apposition portion 344 are contoured to match the bone surfaces on which they rest, the body 310 may readily slide into its proper position on the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsus 230.

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