The Digitized Shoulder: From Preoperative Planning to Patient-Specific Guides

Abstract

As the information and computer technologies improve, it can change how the shoulder surgeries and treatments are done. Digitalization of the shoulder joint acquired via MR and CT (1) shows the surgeons the pathology in a more easily understandable way, (2) generates models for preoperative planning, and (3) uses special software to generate patient-specific instruments. Digitalization of the shoulder will make the shoulder disorder’s treatment easier and more accurate in the future.