Virtual reality-based simulators for spine surgery: a systematic review

Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1352-1363

  Pfandler, Michael ^a   Lazarovici, Marc ^a   Stefan, Philipp ^b   Wucherer, Patrick ^b   Weigl, Matthias ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Simulator; Spine; Surgery; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; FORAMINOTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDY QUALITY INSTRUMENT SCORE; PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION DEVICE; PEER REVIEW; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIMULATION TRAINING; SIMULATOR; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; EDUCATION; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; SURGERY; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 85021048411     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.05.016     Document Type: Review

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