Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2011, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (13): 2425-2428.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2011.13.034

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Utilization of virtual reality technology in acetabular surgery

Wang Mei1, Zhang Yue-dong2, Zhang Lan-hua1   

  1. 1College of Information Engineering, Taishan Medical University, Taian  271016, Shandong Province, China
    2Department of Orthopedics, Taian Central Hospital, Taian  271000, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2010-11-08 Revised:2010-11-08 Online:2011-03-26 Published:2013-10-23
  • About author:Wang Mei★, Master, Lecture, College of Information Engineering, Taishan Medical University, Taian 271016, Shandong Province, China wangm@tsmc.edu.cn

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: At present, abroad has carried out some research and practice on the medical virtual reality technology, especially in a virtual medical simulation training and other aspects of surgery, but it does not fully meet the needs of clinical orthopedic surgery. The acetabular fractures are difficult to treat because of its complexity. Clinicians select appropriate treatment options and surgical approaches according to imaging studies, which are difficult to accurately determine the spatial three-dimensional relationship.
OBJECTIVE: To review the application of virtual reality technology in acetabular surgery. 
METHODS: CNKI, PubMed, Wanfang and VIP databases were searched for papers addressing application of virtual reality in acetabular surgery using key words of “finite element model, acetabular fracture, and virtual surgery” both in English and Chinese. The repetitive studies or papers with blur parameter were removed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Totally 115 documents were initial searched by computer, and 32 papers were included in this review. Acetabular virtual surgery system can analyze the complex of acetabulum and simulate the actual situation, thus, provides a 3-dimensional virtual procedure for clinical operations. A virtual platform can provide guidance for making preoperative plan, which has good prospect in medical surgery teaching and simulation training.

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