1. A method for selecting an orthopedic implant from a system of orthopedic implants for implantation in an anatomical structure of a patient, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring an image of the anatomical structure; providing a template with a grid coordinate system, the grid coordinate system having a plurality of reference points arranged in a grid pattern and corresponding to at least a first variable and a second variable, the first variable associated with a first physical characteristic of the orthopedic implants and the second variable associated with a second physical characteristic of the orthopedic implants; identifying a desired reference point from the plurality of reference points of the template; and selecting a first orthopedic implant from the system of orthopedic implants that corresponds to the desired reference point.