Surgical simulation—monitoring the market for better learning outcomes
BY AO SPINE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES TASK FORCE
About the AO Spine Educational Strategies Task Force:
The Educational Strategies Task Force allows AO Spine to develop and offer innovative educational programs on a variety of platforms to meet the changing needs of our members. The above article is based on the work of task force members Steven Theiss, Alaa Ahmad, Alpaslan Şenköylü, Muzahem Taha, Luiz Gustavo, Jose Manuel Ignacio, and Harry Gebhard who recently collated information on current options and trends in simulation along with the current evidence. A white paper examining the types of simulation technology has been published to support the work of the AO Faculty.
Find out more about the AO Spine Education Task Forces here.
Further reading and resources:
- Yanni DS, Ozgur BM, Louis RG, Shekhtman Y, Iyer RR, Boddapati V, Iyer A, Patel PD, Jani R, Cummock M, Herur-Raman A, Dang P, Goldstein IM, Brant-Zawadzki M, Steineke T, Lenke LG. Real-time navigation guidance with intraoperative CT imaging for pedicle screw placement using an augmented reality head-mounted display: a proof-of-concept study. Neurosurg Focus. 2021 Aug;51(2):E11. doi: 10.3171/2021.5.FOCUS21209. PMID: 34333483.
- Cofano F, Di Perna G, Bozzaro M, Longo A, Marengo N, Zenga F, Zullo N, Cavalieri M, Damiani L, Boges DJ, Agus M, Garbossa D, Calì C. Augmented Reality in Medical Practice: From Spine Surgery to Remote Assistance. Front Surg. 2021 Mar 30;8:657901. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.657901. PMID: 33859995; PMCID: PMC8042331.
- Bernardo A. Virtual Reality and Simulation in Neurosurgical Training. World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct; 106:1015-1029. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.06.140. PMID: 28985656.
- Williams, M. A., McVeigh, J., Handa, A. I., & Lee, R. (2020). Augmented reality in surgical training: a systematic review. Postgraduate medical journal, 96(1139), 537–542.
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