Method for Optimization of Joint Arthroplasty Component Design

A method for manufacturing a prosthetic component for replacing a part of a bone of a joint in a subject, the method comprising:

• forming the prosthetic component to include a body having a base surface, an outer surface opposite the base surface, a first side edge extending between the base surface and the outer surface, and a second side edge extending between the base surface and the outer surface, the second side edge being opposite the first side edge, wherein a first thickness of the first side edge is less than a second thickness of the second side edge by an augment thickness, and the augment thickness increases from the first side edge to the second side edge thereby defining an augment angle between the outer surface and the base surface, and the augment angle is determined by (i) obtaining an image of the bone of the joint, (ii) orienting on the image a neutral face plate line, (iii) orienting on the image a first reference line, the first reference line being parallel to the neutral face plate line, the first reference line extending from a first border of the bone to an opposite second border of the bone, (iv) orienting on the image a second reference line from the first reference line to a bone surface, the second reference line intersecting the first reference line a predetermined distance from the first border of the bone, (v) orienting on the image an angle reference line from the first border to where the second reference line intersects the bone surface, and (vi) selecting the augment angle based on a measured angle between the first reference line and the angle reference line.