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127

A surgeon using the example gap gauge 100 may use the displacement amount and/or the balance status to choose from a set of prosthesis available for an arthroplasty procedure. In one example, a surgeon may choose a different prosthesis than one pre-operatively selected based on the balance status reported/measured by the balance indicator 126 and/or the example balance gauge 168. The different prosthesis may be selected to compensate for the balance status reported/measured by the balance indicator 126 and/or the example balance gauge 168. If a compensating prosthesis is selected, the surgeon may not need to make any changes to the joint 108 to accomplish a desired balance condition.

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