Open AccessDoes An Augmented Reality-based Portable Navigation System Improve the Accuracy of Acetabular Component Orientation During THA? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Hiroyuki Ogawa,
Kenji Kurosaka,
Atsuko Sato,
Naoyuki Hirasawa,
Masaaki Matsubara,
Sachiyuki Tsukada
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001083
Subject(s) - medicine , navigation system , goniometer , radiography , augmented reality , orientation (vector space) , orthodontics , nuclear medicine , computer vision , surgery , computer science , optics , mathematics , geometry , physics
We developed an augmented reality (AR)-based portable navigation system in which the surgeon can view the pelvic plane and placement angle of an acetabular cup on the display of a smartphone during THA.