Paragraph Number

135

In one embodiment in a next step in the method 1400, a user may secure 1410 the proximal tether end within the bone tunnel 862. In one embodiment, the user may couple the distal end 844 of the tether 840 to a tether locking feature 832 and hold the tether 840 tight while moving the tether locking feature 832 along the tether 840 in the direction of arrow 1502. This action may tighten the tether 840 and introduce tension between the arthroplasty implant 810 and the bone anchor 820 (body 822 and tether locking feature 832). The user may then seat the tether locking feature 832 in the body 822 to secure 1410 the tether 840 to the metatarsal bone 816. One example of step 1410 is shown in FIG. 15E.

Added by DJM 2 2022