System and method for validating an orthopaedic surgical plan

A system for validating an orthopaedic surgical plan for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a patient's joint, the system comprising:

• a sensor module comprising a sensor array configured to generate sensor signals indicative of a joint force of a patient's joint and a sensor control circuit to generate joint force data based on the sensor signals and transmit the joint force data;
• a data tag associated with a patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instrument, the data tag comprising surgical procedure parameters associated with the orthopaedic surgical plan;
• and
• a hand-held display module comprising (i) a display control circuit comprising a data reader configured to read the data tag to obtain the surgical procedure parameters therefrom and (iii) a display communicatively coupled to the display control circuit,
• wherein the display control circuit is configured to receive the joint force data from the sensor module, display joint force information on the display as a function of the joint force data, and display the surgical procedure parameters on the display in association with the joint force information.