Patent ID: 7410488

Claim:
A method for at least partially fusing a patient's calcaneo-cuboid articulating surface and talo-calcaneal articulating surface in a hindfoot fusion process, the method comprising: (a) providing a nail having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion having a first angled fastener-receiving hole and a second angled fastener-receiving hole; (b) providing a first fastener adapted to be received in the first angled fastener-receiving hole and a second fastener adapted to be received in the second angled fastener-receiving hole; (c) implanting the nail into a patient's tibial canal; (d) inserting the first fastener through the first angled fastener-receiving hole in the nail, such that the first fastener at least partially crosses the patient's calcaneo-cuboid articulating surface; and (e) inserting the second fastener through the second angled fastener-receiving hole in the nail, such that the second fastener at least partially crosses the talo-calcaneal articulating surface.