More than the Eye Can See: Hospital for Special Surgery First in NYS to Use Augmented Reality Guidance in Spine Surgery
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has performed the first augmented reality-guided spine surgery in New York State.
- NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has performed the first augmented reality-guided spine surgery in New York State.
- Augmented reality refers to digital information that is superimposed on a user's view of the physical environment, providing images that can't be seen with the naked eye.
- AR navigation in spine surgery superimposes 3D images of a patient's anatomy onto the surgeon's view of the operative field.
- Critical elements include a preoperative CT scan of the patient's spine, which is used to plan and perform the surgery, and an augmented reality headset worn during the procedure.