Augmented Reality System in Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Transverse Acetabular Ligament | ||||
| International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Information Sciences | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 20, Issue 2, December 2020, Page 79-88 PDF (595.53 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijicis.2020.43005.1029 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Amal Yassin  1; Taha Elarif1; Mamdouh Hefny2
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| 1Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 2Orthopaedics Department, Warwick Hospital, Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive technology that enhances the real-world environment and its real objects by augmenting new computer-generated objects. It has already invaded various fields, and particularly medicine. AR has become an essential entity of computer-assisted surgeries (CAS), as it has already shown great results in both conventional surgeries as well as minimally invasive surgeries (MIS). It has been used intraoperatively in many surgeries, especially in total hip arthroplasty (THA). Most of the systems using AR intraoperatively in THA require pre-operative CT-scan and/or intraoperative X-ray imaging, which increases radiation exposure for both the medical staff and the patient and increases surgery time and cost. This paper aims to propose a new AR system that uses the transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) as a guide for defining the accurate position for placing the acetabulum cup in THA. In opposite to other AR systems, this system is an image-free system, which means that it does not require a pre-operative CT-scan or intraoperative X-ray images, thus reducing radiation exposure and the surgery time and cost. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Augmented reality; minimally invasive surgery; orthopedics; total hip arthroplasty; transverse acetabular ligament | ||||
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