APPARATUS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE BUNION SURGERY

A system for performing a percutaneous bunionectomy. The system including a jig, which subsequent to attachment and performance of an osteotomy on the bone, uses a rack and pinion mechanism to translate the separated portion of the bone to a surgeon determined displacement λ. A locking mechanism maintains the desired displacement of the bone portions and allows the surgeon, with use of an attached visual guide, to insert a k-wire through the bone portions to serve as a guide wire for the internal fixation that maintains the displacement during the healing. The system removes the requirement that the surgeon manually maintain the desired displacement while inserting the guide wire.