摘要 |
A technique for correcting a bone deformity, such as a bunion, may be performed using a fulcrum. In some examples, the technique involves inserting a fulcrum between a first metatarsal that is anatomically misaligned with respect to a second metatarsal. The technique further includes preparing an end of the first metatarsal and preparing an end of a medial cuneiform opposing the end of the first metatarsal. In addition, a distal portion of the first metatarsal is moved toward the second metatarsal in a transverse plane, thereby pivoting a proximal portion of the first metatarsal about the fulcrum and reducing an intermetatarsal angle between the first metatarsal and the second metatarsal. |
申请人 |
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC. |
发明人 |
BAYS, F. Barry;SANTROCK, Robert D.;DAYTON, Paul;HATCH, Daniel J.;SMITH, W. Bret;GIL, Carlos Eduardo;SCANLAN, Sean F.;FERGUSON, Joe William;TREACE, John T. |