Patent ID: 8764750

Claim:
A system for compressing and stabilizing at least one bone in a patient's foot, ankle, and/or lower extremity in arthrodesis, said system comprising: an external fixation device, wherein the external fixation device is not attached to the at least one bone in the patient's foot, ankle and/or lower extremity; an internal fixation device, wherein the internal fixation device attaches to the at least one bone in the patient's foot, ankle and/or lower extremity; and a lower extremity stabilizer, wherein the lower extremity stabilizer comprises at least one rod and at least one stabilization member, and further wherein the at least one rod and the at least one stabilization member do not attach to the at least one bone in the patient's foot, ankle and/or lower extremity; wherein said external fixation device is connected to said lower extremity stabilizer and said external fixation device is adjustably connected to said internal fixation device, and wherein the system compresses and stabilizes the at least one bone in the patient's foot, ankle and/or lower extremity and promotes arthrodesis.