A system for surgical planning and assessment of spinal pathology or spinal deformity correction in a subject, the system comprises a control unit configured to align one or more vertebral bodies of a biomechanical model to one or more vertebral bodies of the radiograph. The control unit is configured to receive one or more spinal correction inputs. The control unit is configured to, based on the received one or more spinal correction inputs, simulate the biomechanical model in a predetermined posture. The control unit is configured to provide for display one or more characteristics of the simulated biomechanical model.