Paragraph Number

55

For sake of clarity, while embodiments can be used on other joints of a patient, this disclosure will describe embodiments with respect to the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure will not and are not limited to those use and implementation in the MTP joint alone and that embodiments of the disclosed solution can be used in one or more other joints of a patient. The metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint is a joint between a metatarsal and a proximal phalangeal bone (phalanx) of a toe of the foot. More specifically, this disclosure will focus on exemplary embodiments that can be used on the MTP joint 250 between the first metatarsal 110 and the first proximal phalanx 130.

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