Title
A Virtual Reality Based Simulation Environment for Orthopedic Surgery.
Abstract
Virtual reality simulators in medicine are becoming more widely used to train residents and interns. In this paper, we discuss the design of a Virtual Surgical Environment (VSE) for performing a class of orthopedic surgeries. The VSE focuses on providing training to residents in LISS plating based surgeries (for addressing fractures of the femur). Using such virtual environments enables medical residents to develop a better understanding of the various surgical steps along with enabling them to practice specific surgical steps involving surgical instruments as well as other components. A brief discussion of the network based implementation is also provided; such an approach enables multiple users from different geographical locations to interact with an expert surgeon at another location. This network based approach was demonstrated as part of Next Generation Internet activities related to the GENI and US Ignite projects.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/978-3-662-45550-0_28
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Keywords
Field
DocType
Virtual Surgical Environment,Orthopedic,GENI
Virtual reality,Simulation,Human–computer interaction,Orthopedic surgery,Engineering,The Internet
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
8842
0302-9743
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.37
9
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joe Cecil16919.18
Parameswaran Ramanathan22794271.11
Miguel Pirela-Cruz3195.33
M. Bharathi Raj Kumar420.37