Editor’s Spotlight/Take 5: Does An Augmented Reality-based Portable Navigation System Improve the Accuracy of Acetabular Component Orientation During THA? A Randomized Controlled Trial

摘要

Augmented reality (AR) technology is poised to transform the way people learn and perform orthopaedic surgery, a fact that probably generalizes across all surgical disciplines. Residents, fellows, and young attendings likely have enjoyed playing increasingly realistic games in augmented and virtual reality settings. But attendings in middle adulthood and beyond—that is, unless they have teenaged children or grandchildren—may never have strapped on a headset.