A method for facilitating the implantation of an
implant during a surgical procedure includes obtaining bone registration data for a first bone member and a second bone member of a patient's joint, and acquiring patient-specific movement-related data during the procedure after the joint is subjected to at least one movement with a first predefined
distraction force applied throughout a continuous range of motions. A
distraction force model is used to conduct a joint gap
simulation based on predefined
ligament stiffness data, the movement-related data at the first
distraction force, and at least one
simulation distraction force value, resulting in joint gap
simulation data. A surgical plan model utilizes the joint gap simulation data and bone registration data to generate a patient-specific
intra operative surgical plan comprising at least one surgical
cut parameter. The method further includes
cutting the first and / or second bone member based on the surgical plan.