The software PreOPlan will allow surgeons to virtually plan routine bone fracture surgeries. Siemens Healthcare developed PreOPlan together with Synthes, the global market leader for bone implants. Using PreOPlan, the surgeon can simulate the planned procedure on an X-ray image of the patient. With the aid of an integrated implant database, he can determine which bone implants are, for example, most suited for the correction of a fracture. The surgeon can use the planning report to prove his preparations for the procedure and to comprehensively explain the operation to the patient. Moreover, the operating staff can use the report to prepare the surgery.