Method for creating a customized arthroplasty resection guide utilizing two-dimensional imaging

A system for creating a cutting jig for an arthroplasty procedure from a plurality of two-dimensional images, the system comprising:

• a network connection for receiving a plurality of two-dimensional images of a patient's joint the subject of the arthroplasty procedure, the plurality of two-dimensional images generated utilizing a magnetic-resonance imaging machine;
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• a computing device comprising;
• at least one processing device;
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• a non-transitory memory device in communication with the at least one processing device for storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the computing device to perform the operations of:
• reformatting at least a portion of the two-dimensional images to approximate a true anatomical coordinate of the patient's joint;
• locating a plurality of mating shapes within the reformatted plurality of two-dimensional images of the patient's joint, the plurality of mating shapes corresponding to a plurality of mating shapes of a cutting jig for use during the arthroplasty procedure;
• generating a milling program based at least on the placement of the mating shapes within the reformatted plurality of two-dimensional images of the patient's joint;
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• transmitting the generated milling program over the network connection to a milling device for milling the cutting jig based at least on the generated milling program.