Intra-operative options for smart implants

A method of treating a spine, the method comprising:

• implanting at least a portion of a spinal construct in a patient;
• attaching one or more smart implants to the spinal construct, each of the one or more smart implants comprising:
• an attachment portion configured to attach the smart implant to the spinal construct;
• and
• at least one sensor configured to measure an aspect of the spinal construct during a time that the smart implant is attached to the spinal construct, wherein the aspect comprises a force applied to one or more components of the spinal construct, and wherein the smart implant is configured to transmit information related to the measured force;
• attaching at least one of the one or more smart implants to a part of the patient's anatomy;
• receiving, from the one or more smart implants, the transmitted sensor information related to the aspect of the spinal construct;
• performing at least one intra-operational adjustment to the spinal construct based on the received sensor information by reconfiguring the construct to redistribute the forces applied to the one or more components of the spinal construct as measured by the one or more smart implants;
• and
• after performing the at least one intra-operational adjustment to the spinal construct, detaching the at least one of the one or more smart implants from the part of the patient's anatomy without reattaching the at least one of the one or more smart implants.