CPC A61B 17/152 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 17/8095 (2013.01); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01); A61F 2/4606 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30131 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30281 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4238 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4681 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A surgical method, comprising:
performing an osteotomy procedure to form an opening in a bone, wherein the bone is a calcaneus;
selecting an implant for insertion into the opening;
coupling the implant to an insertion instrument;
inserting the implant into the opening;
removing the insertion instrument from the implant; and
completing the osteotomy procedure, wherein the implant comprises:
a body having a first end and a second end, with an opening extending through the body from a proximal surface to a distal surface, wherein the implant further comprises a three-dimensional matrix positioned in the opening and comprises:
at least one linear member extending across the opening and coupled to the body; and
at least one spike coupled to the at least one linear member and extending out from the body;
a first leg extending from a first side of the body, wherein the first leg includes an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface is curved as the first leg extends between the first end and the second end; and
a second leg extending from a second side of the body, wherein the second leg is wider than the first leg, wherein the second leg includes an exterior surface, wherein the exterior surface is angled as the second leg extends between the first end and the second end.
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