Paragraph Number

73

FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment in which the bone anchor 330 resides proximate to the another surface (e.g., dorsal surface 210) and is separated from the natural articular surface 260 by the bone tunnel 340. The bone anchor 330 may be of a number of different varieties. In one embodiment, the bone anchor 330 is an interference screw that seats within the proximal end 342. The interference screw may secure a free end of the transosseous coupler 320 to an inside wall of the bone tunnel 340. The bone anchor 330 couples the transosseous coupler 320 to the bone (e.g., first metatarsal 110) such that the transosseous coupler 320 retains the implant 310 in place on the natural articular surface 260. Once deployed the transosseous coupler 320 applies tension on the implant 310. The tension is applied in the direction of the bone anchor 330. The tension holds the joint-facing articular surface 312 in place on the distal end 190 of the bone (e.g., first metatarsal 110). In certain embodiments, the tension provides provisional, adjunctive, or temporary fixation until the bone heals and osseointegrates the implant 310 into the bone.

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