A joint distraction device includes a lever body, a foot extending from a bottom surface of the lever body, wherein the foot is coupled to the lever body via a hinge such that the lever body is rotatable relative to the foot, a first plate and a second plate extending from a distal portion of the lever body, wherein the first plate and the second plate are separated by a gap and wherein each of the first plate and the second plate comprise a stopper extending upwards from a top surface of the first plate and the second plate, and a force measurement device coupled to the bottom surface of the lever body and configured to measure a distraction force applied by the lever body at the foot during a joint distraction procedure in which a torque is applied at a proximal portion of the lever body.