Paragraph Number

227

In the illustrated embodiment, the proximal arm 1930 includes the proximal bone attachment feature 1952 and the distal arm 1940 includes the distal bone attachment feature 1954. In one embodiment, the holes 1950 of the proximal bone attachment feature 1952 are aligned with each other and aligned perpendicular to a guide feature such as the second slot 1970. The holes 1950 of the distal bone attachment feature 1954 may also be aligned with each other and aligned perpendicular to another guide feature such as the first slot 1960. This means that the aligned holes 1950 (and K-wires secured within them) of the distal bone attachment feature 1954 will also be perpendicular to the cut surface formed using the first slot 1960. This also means that the aligned holes 1950 (and K-wires secured within them) of the proximal bone attachment feature 1952 will also be perpendicular to the cut surface formed using the second slot 1970. Consequently, at least one of the proximal bone attachment feature 1952 and the distal bone attachment feature 1954 can be used to position and orient a cut surface of the first metatarsal 230 and a cut surface of the first cuneiform 210.

Added by DJM 2 2022