Paragraph Number

101

Figure 6A is a perspective view of the foot 200 of Figure 2, after resection of the first cuneiform 210 and the first metatarsal 230, removal of the cutting guide 300, and placement of the first metatarsal 230 to abut the first cuneiform 210. As shown, the distal end 250 of the first metatarsal 230 may now be positioned much closer to the second metatarsal 240, in a more natural position. Further, Figure 6A depicts a first proximal phalanx 600, which may now be properly oriented generally parallel to the other phalanges (not shown), rather than pointing in the lateral direction 260. If desired, further steps may be performed relative to the joint between the first metatarsal 230 and the first proximal phalanx 600 in order to keep them in the proper relative orientation. The distal end 250 may also have been shifted in the plantar direction 280 or in the dorsal direction 290 from the position of Figure 2. Thus, the desired dual-plane correction of the orientation of the first metatarsal 230 may be complete.

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