A method for performing an orthopaedic surgical procedure on a knee joint of a patient includes resecting a proximal end of a patients tibia to create a resected surface of the patients tibia and positioning a tibial paddle of a sensor module on the proximal end of the patients tibia. The tibial paddle includes a sensor array generating sensor signals indicative of the joint force of the patients knee joint. The method also includes performing a number of orthopaedic surgical steps while monitoring a display of the sensor module that provides a visual indication of the medial-lateral balance of the joint force of the patients knee joint.
