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For example, in one embodiment, patient imaging data can be used to define a distance between at a first top edge of a resection feature and a first surface of a bone. Managing the distance between a first top edge and a bone surface is one way to provide a stop within the resection guide 1020. The stop can serve to limit how deep a surgeon will resect hard tissue/soft tissue when using the resection guide 1020 for a procedure. If a surgeon resects until the resection instruments engages the stop or a top surface of the resection guide 1020, the surgeon can be assured that the resection extends to a desired depth (not too far and not too short).

Added by DJM Jan 2024