FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Severe shoulder pain can affect how we live our day-to-day lives, especially for older adults.

"It's limiting their daily functions," said Dr. Kimberly Grannis, an orthopedic surgeon at St. Agnes Medical Center. "It's limiting their ability to work, limiting their ability to do things they enjoy like play golf."

Using technology from medical company Stryker, the Shoulder ID helps surgeons visualize and plan for a minimally invasive shoulder replacement surgery. Dr. Grannis has utilized this technology firsthand.

"It takes their specific anatomy and we get a 3D CT scan," said Dr. Grannis. "We're able to make an implant that is custom and specific for them and their anatomy."

Visual maps showing where the implants need to be placed are also set up in the operati

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