Shoulder replacement surgery: computer-assisted preoperative planning and navigation

With the increasing use of shoulder arthroplasty, surgeons encounter a greater number of primary and revision cases with glenoid deformity, presenting the challenge of avoiding glenoid component malpositioning that can impact patient function and implant longevity. Surgeons can now use preoperative three-dimensional imaging and templating to better understand each patient’s pathology and arrive at the operating room with a clear surgical strategy for implant type, size, and position. With the advent of intraoperative patient-specific instrumentation and navigation, the surgeon also has the means to translate the preoperative plan in the operating room with increased accuracy, thus, decreasing the likelihood of component malposition and its associated complications.
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Special Focus: Upper Extremity Rotation Source Type: research