Moby Parsons, MD, performed a reverse shoulder replacement procedure at Seabrook, N.H.-based Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites.
What you should know:
1. Dr. Parsons used Exactech's GPS planning and navigation system for the procedure.
2. Dr. Parsons helped design the Exactech GPS system. Surgeons can use the system to conduct preoperative CT scans, which provides detailed 3D pictures of a patient's shoulder.
3. Surgeons can then determine optimal implant positioning using the model.
"There are very few centers around the country offering surgical navigation for shoulder replacement at an outpatient surgery center," Dr. Parsons said. "This is the first such case in New England."