CPC A61B 17/151 (2013.01) [A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 17/1682 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
attaching a bone preparation guide to a metatarsal by inserting at least one metatarsal-side fixation pin through a metatarsal-side fixation pin aperture of the bone preparation guide and into the metatarsal;
attaching the bone preparation guide to a cuneiform opposite the metatarsal by inserting at least one cuneiform-side fixation pin through a cuneiform-side fixation pin aperture of the bone preparation guide and into the cuneiform, wherein inserting the at least one cuneiform-side fixation pin comprises inserting the at least one cuneiform-side fixation pin parallel to the at least one metatarsal-side fixation pin;
inserting a cutting member through a cutting slot of the bone preparation guide to cut at least one of an end portion of the metatarsal and an end portion of the cuneiform;
sliding the bone preparation guide off the at least one metatarsal-side fixation pin and off the at least one cuneiform-side fixation pin; and
applying a force to compress the metatarsal-side fixation pin and the cuneiform-side together, thereby compressing the metatarsal and the opposing cuneiform together.
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