Systems and methods for multi-planar orthopedic alignment

A computer system for designing a patient-specific implant, comprising:

• at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal, the at least one computer memory comprising instructions executable by at least one processor for:
• obtaining image data of a region of interest of the spine of a patient;
• measuring one or more geometric characteristic of the region of interest from the image data;
• comparing a measurement obtained for at least one of the one or more geometric characteristics to a mathematical rule associated with the particular geometric characteristic;
• and
• generating three-dimensional implant geometry data if the measurement of the at least one of the one or more geometric characteristics conforms with the associated mathematical rule, the implant geometry data configured to guide an additive manufacturing operation.

A patient-specific implant manufactured by a process comprising:

• obtaining image data of a region of interest of the spine of a patient;
• measuring one or more geometric characteristic of the region of interest from the image data;
• comparing a measurement obtained for at least one of the one or more geometric characteristics to a mathematical rule associated with the particular geometric characteristic;
• and
• generating three-dimensional implant geometry data if the measurement of the at least one of the one or more geometric characteristics conforms with the associated mathematical rule, the implant geometry data configured to guide an additive manufacturing operation.