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In the illustrated embodiment, of FIGS 30A, 30B, an inferior side, also referred to as the bone engagement surface of the preliminary cutting guide model 3000 has a squared and boxy configuration because the inferior side for the preliminary cutting guide model 3000 has not yet been defined. FIG. 30C illustrates an inferior side 3022, or bone engagement surface 3024 that has been defined to match the contour of bones of the patient based on patient imaging data. The modified preliminary cutting guide model 3000 of FIG. 30C is ready to be manufactured, for example, using additive manufacturing.

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