Augmented reality in the operating room: a clinical feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Augmented Reality (AR) is a rapidly emerging technology finding growing acceptance and application in different fields of surgery. Various studies have been performed evaluating the precision and accuracy of AR guided navigation. This study investigates the feasibility of a commercially available AR head mounted device during orthopedic surgery.

Methods

Thirteen orthopedic surgeons from a Swiss university clinic performed 25 orthopedic surgical procedures wearing a holographic AR headset (HoloLens, Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) providing complementary three-dimensional, patient specific anatomic information. The surgeon's experience of using the device during surgery was recorded using a standardized 58-item questionnaire grading different aspects on a 100-point sc

SUBMITTER: Dennler C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132365 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature