Paragraph Number

100

The resulting bleeding and/or prepared bone may readily grow together and fuse, upon abutment of the distal end of the first cuneiform 210 to the proximal end of the first metatarsal 230, particularly with application of some compression across the juncture of the two bones. Since the positions and orientations of the first slot 350 and the second slot 352 were carefully selected to provide the proper correction, the first metatarsal 230 may be positioned to abut the first cuneiform 210, resulting in reorientation of the first metatarsal 230 to a desired orientation, relative to the lateral direction 260 and the plantar direction 280 and/or the dorsal direction 290. Further, the surgeon may optionally rotate the first metatarsal 230, relative to the first cuneiform 210, about an axis perpendicular to the cutting planes, if desired.

Added by DJM 2 2022