| CPC A61B 17/90 (2021.08) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/1775 (2016.11); A61B 17/848 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0092 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A method of performing a minimally invasive bunion surgery, the method comprising:
placing a beveled distal surface of a body of a guide on a surface of the foot near a metatarsal;
applying pressure with a handle to the surface of the foot that is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the foot;
adjusting a preset angle defined between a longitudinal axis of the body and the beveled distal surface of the body, wherein the preset angle is between approximately 25° and approximately 30°;
inserting a first K-wire through a first channel in the body of the guide that extends from a proximal surface to the beveled distal surface and through the metatarsal and a capital fragment;
inserting a second K-wire through a second channel in the body of the guide that extends from the proximal surface to the beveled distal surface and through the metatarsal and the capital fragment, wherein the first channel and the second channel are separated by a third channel;
moving at least one guide wire through the metatarsal and the capital fragment in a first direction, laterally translating the capital fragment relative to the metatarsal to a desired position, and moving the at least one guide wire through the metatarsal and the capital fragment in an opposing second direction to prevent lateral and rotational translation of the capital fragment and retain the capital fragment in the desired position;
advancing a cannulated screw over each of the first K-wire and the second K-wire; and
removing the first K-wire and the second K-wire from the foot.
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