ReviewYonsei medical journal2022
Spine Surgery Assisted by Augmented Reality: Where Have We Been?
Review in Yonsei medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Assessing the impact of perioperative allogenic blood transfusion in spinal surgery: a comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual Horizons in Medicine: The Role of the Metaverse in Transforming Medical Education-A Qualitative Scoping Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Comparative study of ultrasound shape completion and CBCT-based AR workflows for spinal needle interventions.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- Intraoperative Trajectory Realignment Algorithm for Minimizing Screw Misplacement in Cervical Spinal Fusion.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026Article
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- The Utilization of Navigation and Emerging Technologies With Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review.Neurospine · 2025Article
- Augmented Reality in Minimally Invasive Spinal Interventions: Current Use and Future Directions.Cureus · 2025Review
- Evolving Paradigms in Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Learning Curves in Minimally Invasive Spine Techniques.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Role of eXtended Reality use in medical imaging interpretation for pre-surgical planning and intraoperative augmentation.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2024Review
- 3D-SARC: A Pilot Study Testing the Use of a 3D Augmented-Reality Model with Conventional Imaging as a Preoperative Assessment Tool for Surgical Resection of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- A Self-Developed Mobility Augmented Reality System Versus Conventional X-rays for Spine Positioning in Intraspinal Tumor Surgery: A Case-Control Study.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Commentary on "The Utility and Feasibility of Smart Glasses in Spine Surgery: Minimizing Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion".Neurospine · 2024Article
- Natural Experiments as a Study Method in Spinal Trauma Surgery: A Systematic Review.Global spine journal · 2024Review
- Analysis of the Screw Accuracy and Postoperative Efficacy of Screw Placement in Single Position and Bipedal Position in Robot-Assisted Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Preliminary Results of Mazor X Stealth Usage.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- The application of metaverse in healthcare.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery: A New Paradigm for Training.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Augmented Reality Demonstration Survey Results From a Veteran Affairs Medical Center.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2023Article
- Augmented Reality-Assisted Navigation System for Transforaminal Epidural Injection.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- State of the Art and Future Prospects of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Veterinary Medicine: A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
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Abstract
This present systematic review examines spine surgery literature supporting augmented reality (AR) technology and summarizes its current status in spinal surgery technology. Database search strategies were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, from the earliest records to April 1, 2021. Our review briefly examines the history of AR, and enumerates different device application workflows in a variety of spinal surgeries. We also sort out the pros and cons of current mainstream AR devices and the latest updates. A total of 45 articles are included in our review. The most prevalent surgical applications included are the augmented reality surgical navigation system and head-mounted display. The most popular application of AR is pedicle screw instrumentation in spine surgery, and the primary responsible surgical levels are thoracic and lumbar. AR guidance systems show high potential value in practical clinical applications for the spine. The overall number of cases in AR-related studies is still rare compared to traditional surgical-assisted techniques. These lack long-term clinical efficacy and robust surgical-related statistical data. Changing healthcare laws as well as the increasing prevalence of spinal surgery are generating critical data that determines the value of AR technology.
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