Open AccessAugmented Reality-Assisted Femoral Bone Resection in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Sachiyuki Tsukada,
Hiroyuki Ogawa,
Masami Nishino,
Kenji Kurosaka,
Naoyuki Hirasawa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.21.00001
Subject(s) - coronal plane , intramedullary rod , sagittal plane , navigation system , medicine , femur , total knee arthroplasty , nuclear medicine , radiography , radiology , computer science , surgery , artificial intelligence
An augmented reality (AR)-based navigation system allows visualization of the center of the femoral head and femoral mechanical axis superimposed on the surgical field during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and may help surgeons to improve the accuracy of distal femoral resection.