Methods and systems for adjusting an external fixation frame

A method of generating a correction plan for treating a deformity in a bone of a patient comprising the steps of:

• displaying at least one digital representation of the bone including the deformity on a visual medium;
• inputting into a computer at least one anatomical limiting factor of the patient;
• displaying a first virtual ring representative of a first ring of an external fixation system on the visual medium;
• displaying at least one strut having a length on the visual medium, the at least one strut coupled to the first virtual ring;
• determining a position of a second virtual ring representative of a second ring of the external fixator system;
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• generating a correction plan to correct the bone deformity based at least in part on the at least one anatomical limiting factor.

A method of generating a correction plan for treating a deformity in a bone of a patient comprising the steps of:

• displaying at least one digital representation of the bone including the deformity on a visual medium;
• inputting into a computer at least one anatomical limiting factor of the patient;
• inputting sizes and positions of first and second virtual rings representative of first and second rings of an external fixation system;
• displaying the first and second virtual rings on the visual medium;
• determining at least one combination of struts to connect the first ring to the second ring when fixed to the bone in a manner corresponding to the positions of the first and second virtual rings;
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• generating a correction plan based at least in part on the at least one anatomical limiting factor to correct the bone deformity.