Paragraph Number

13

One general aspect of the present disclosure can include a method for deploying an articular implant in a metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint of a patient. The method includes forming a bone pocket in an articular surface of a metatarsal bone, the bone pocket sized and positioned to resect at least one osteochondral lesion; forming a bone tunnel may include a distal tunnel end and a proximal tunnel end, the bone tunnel configured such that the distal tunnel end connects the bone pocket and the proximal tunnel end connects to an external surface of the metatarsal bone; passing a tether between the distal tunnel end and the proximal tunnel end of the bone tunnel, the tether having a distal tether end and a proximal tether end; securing the distal tether end to an articular implant; and securing the proximal tether end within the bone tunnel.

Added by DJM 2 2022