The Realign-Resect Arthrodesis Technique.

During traditional fusion procedures surgeons initially perform a joint resection and then the structures are realigned for correction of deformity. The procedure described herein by the author reverses this traditional surgical approach by first realigning the joint to correct deformity, then after achieving a corrected alignment, joint resection is performed in parallel without wedging. Realigning deformity as an initial step creates the conditions for an in-situ fusion wherein the deformity is corrected simultaneously with parallel bone resection.