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Placement of Ankle Pins (Cont.)
Step Five
Place the ankle clamp drill guide over the talar half
pin, and then place the 5mm tissue protector over the
talar half pin.
Step Six
Place a 5mm tissue protector and 3.5mm drill guide
in the desired calcaneal slot, and line up the center of
the ankle clamp drill guide at the subtalar joint. Make
a stab wound and bluntly dissect to bone. Place the
5mm tissue protector and 3.5mm drill guide to bone.
Insert self-drilling half pin or pre-drilled half pin.
Remove ankle clamp drill guide.
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