Orthopaedic systems, transfer guide assemblies, and methods of repair

A kit for an orthopaedic procedure comprising:

• a guide body;
• a set of contact legs differing in at least one dimension from each other and interchangeable securable to the guide body, wherein each of the contact legs includes a pad having a respective contact surface dimensioned to contact bone;
• a set of first alignment arms differing in at least one dimension from each other and interchangeably securable to the guide body, each of the first alignment arms including a first engagement surface dimensioned to contact bone;
• a set of second alignment arms each including a paddle having a second engagement surface, and a geometry of the first engagement surface differing from a geometry of the second engagement surface;
• and
• wherein a selected pair of the contact legs, a selected one of the first alignment arms, and a selected one of the second alignment arms are securable to the guide body to establish an assembly, the assembly including a plurality of guide passages dimensioned to receive respective guide elements insertable in bone.

A method of performing an orthopaedic procedure comprising:

• configuring an alignment guide, wherein:
• the alignment guide includes a guide body, first and second alignment arms and first and second contact legs coupled to the guide body, and a plurality of guide passages;
• the first alignment arm includes a first engagement surface, the second alignment arm includes a paddle establishing a second engagement surface, a geometry of the first engagement surface differs from a geometry of the second engagement surface, and the first and second contact legs include respective first and second pads;
• and
• the configuring step includes setting a position of each of the first and second alignment arms and the first and second contact legs relative to the guide body based on positions of a set of anatomical landmarks;
• positioning the alignment guide relative to a bone according to the set positions such that the engagement surfaces of the first and second alignment arms and the first and second contact legs establish contact with contact points along the bone that substantially correspond to the respective anatomical landmarks, and then inserting a plurality of guide elements through the respective guide passages and into the bone at insertion positions that substantially correspond to respective insertion locations.