Spinal rod and systems thereof

A system for determining a configuration and placement of a spinal rod in a patient, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• receive one or more inputs related to a preoperative assessment of the patient and an intraoperative assessment of the patient, the one or more inputs comprising at least one of imaging data, physician observations, diagnoses, or anatomical dimensions of the patient;
• determine, based on the one or more inputs, a spinal rod configuration comprising a plurality of linear segments and at least one tapered segment configured to provide variable stiffness, the spinal rod configuration being based on the patient's spinal alignment, bone quality, and anatomical dimensions;
• generate a curvature template based on the spinal rod configuration;
• and
• provide instructions for at least one of in-situ adjustment or implantation of the spinal rod based on the spinal rod configuration and the curvature template.

A method of implanting a spinal rod in a patient, comprising:

• performing a preoperative assessment on the patient;
• performing an intraoperative assessment on the patient;
• providing one or more inputs related to the preoperative assessment and the intraoperative assessment into a computational system;
• analyzing, by the computational system, the one or more inputs to generate output instructions for implantation of the spinal rod, the spinal rod comprising a plurality of linear segments and at least one tapered segment;
• performing, based on the output instructions, at least one adjustment to the spinal rod;
• and
• implanting the spinal rod in the patient.