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One general aspect of the present disclosure can include a method for making a patient specific cutting guide configured to mitigate a condition present in a patient. The method includes accessing a bone model of one or more bones of a patient based on the condition and/or the bone model; defining one or more guide features of a preliminary cutting guide model for an osteotomy procedure, the preliminary cutting guide model may include a superior surface and an inferior surface; defining at least a portion of the inferior surface of the preliminary cutting guide model according to a topographical surface of at least one bone of the bone model such that the inferior surface substantially matches a contour of the topographical surface; and where the preliminary cutting guide model is configured for fabrication of a patient specific cutting guide corresponding to the preliminary cutting guide model.

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