Virtual haptic system for intuitive planning of bone fixation plate placement

Placement of pre-contoured fixation plate is a common treatment for bone fracture. Fitting of fixation plates on fractured bone can be preoperatively planned and evaluated in 3D virtual environment using virtual reality technology. However, conventional systems usually employ 2D mouse and virtual tr...

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Main Authors: Kup-Sze Choi, Beat Schmutz, Xue-Jian He, Wing-Leung Chan, Michael Schuetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914817301181