Intraoperative navigation by computer is designed to assist surgeons in implementing a preoperative surgical plan on the patient. One such system is the ExactechGPS (see this video), which utilizes a stereotaxic tracker attached to the coracoid process and identifies the location of pre-selected points on the glenoid and scapula as references for orienting instruments in the performance of the glenoid arthroplasty.
The authors of Two-year clinical outcomes and complication rates in anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty implanted with Exactech GPS© intraoperative navigation present their results using this system in anatomic (ATSA) and reverse (RTSA) total shoulder arthroplasties performed using preoperative planning and intraoperative navigation.
