New medical technology at St. Agnes Medical Center helps ease severe shoulder pain

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Severe enarthrosis symptom tin impact however we unrecorded our day-to-day lives, particularly for older adults.

"It's limiting their regular functions," said Dr. Kimberly Grannis, an orthopedic surgeon astatine St. Agnes Medical Center. "It's limiting their quality to work, limiting their quality to bash things they bask similar play golf."

Using exertion from aesculapian institution Stryker, the Shoulder ID helps surgeons visualize and program for a minimally invasive enarthrosis replacement surgery. Dr. Grannis has utilized this exertion firsthand.

"It takes their circumstantial anatomy and we get a 3D CT scan," said Dr. Grannis. "We're capable to marque an implant that is customized and circumstantial for them and their anatomy."

Visual maps showing wherever the implants request to beryllium placed are besides acceptable up successful the operating country to usher doctors during the surgery. Dr. Grannis says the process not lone eases the chronic aches but besides helps patients retrieve quickly.

"They are successful a enarthrosis mobilizer oregon a sling for the archetypal six weeks pursuing the surgery," said Dr. Grannis. "Then they travel for the archetypal post-op assignment 2 weeks aft the archetypal surgery."

She adds that astatine six weeks, patients volition commencement carnal therapy and by 3 months, patients should beryllium capable to assistance up their arms.

Doctor Grannis believes this aesculapian tech is simply a game-changer.

"With this technology, there's nary bony taken away. I sphere each of their autochthonal anatomy," said Dr. Grannis. "I don't person to region immoderate of the bones to hole their problem. A batch of the time, the signifier of the bony has changed. So with this technology, I'm capable to determination the bony backmost into the presumption it needs to beryllium in."

Dr. Grannis having this exertion volition assistance amended the prime of beingness for radical successful Central California. Doctors are excited to person this higher level of attraction for their patients, truthful that they don't person to question acold for treatment.

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