Bone repositioning guide system and procedure
AssigneeCrossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
InventorsDaniel Sayger, Michael Chad Hollis, Vernon Hartdegen
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Abstract
A surgical system and procedure are provided for correcting a deformity between first and second bones using an alignment guide based on a correction factor. The alignment guide is used to insert one or more k-wires into each of the first and second bones in a deformed configuration. A correction guide is passed along the k-wires to rotate and/or translate the first bone relative to the second bone into the corrected configuration. An auxiliary correction guide can be passed along the k-wires to further rotate and/or translate the first bone relative to the second bone from the corrected configuration to an adjusted configuration.
Claims16
A method for correcting alignment between a first bone and a second bone by fusing a joint between the first bone and the second bone, the method comprising:
- inserting a joint alignment member into the joint with a shaft of the joint alignment member extending outwardly from the joint;
- inserting the shaft of the joint alignment member into an alignment cannula of an alignment guide;
- driving at least one first wire through at least one first cannula of a guide body of the alignment guide and into the first bone;
- inserting an insert of the alignment guide into a receiving aperture of the guide body of the alignment guide;
- driving at least one second wire through at least one second cannula of the insert of the alignment guide and into the second bone;
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- removing the alignment guide from the at least one first wire and the at least one second wire.
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