ReviewInternational orthopaedics2024
Immersive virtual reality in orthopaedics-a narrative review.
Review in International orthopaedics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Virtual reality-based training in patients with alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2026Pooled it
- Metaverse, virtual reality and augmented reality in total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of virtual reality exercise in knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Decreased kinesiophobia with virtual embodiment for post-surgical knee rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
- A Body-Driven Mind: Effects of Conventional and Non-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Physiotherapy on Cognitive Function in Older Orthopedic Patients.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Trial
- Effect of virtual reality on perioperative anxiety, stress and pain in total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- [Virtual reality and digital shoulder surgery].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
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- Virtual Reality Simulation in Orthopedic Surgery Education Improves Immediate Procedural Skill and Knowledge Acquisition, But Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness and Skill Retention Remains Lacking.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- The Impact of Virtual Reality Immersion on Learning Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Declarative and Procedural Knowledge Acquisition.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Novel Macro-Level Model in Evaluating Health and Safety Training Based on Virtual Reality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence in orthopedics: comprehensive review of current benefits and challenges.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Review
- Virtual Reality for Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Integrating artificial intelligence into orthopedics: Opportunities, challenges, and future directions.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Review
- Harnessing Extended Reality for Neurocognitive Training in Chronic Pain: State of the Art, Opportunities, and Future Directions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Online-Based and Technology-Assisted Psychiatric Education for Trainees: Scoping Review.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Immersive Virtual Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Its Efficacy in Upper Limb Recovery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Trust in machines: how personality trait shapes static and dynamic trust across different human-machine interaction modalities.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Three-dimensional virtual reality-assisted surgical planning for neuronavigated sacrectomy of a chordoma: a technical note.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Advanced Pelvic Girdle Reconstruction with three dimensional-printed Custom Hemipelvic Endoprostheses following Pelvic Tumour Resection.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThis narrative review explores the applications and benefits of immersive virtual reality (VR) in orthopaedics, with a focus on surgical training, patient functional recovery, and pain management.
methodsThe review examines existing literature and research studies on immersive VR in orthopaedics, analyzing both experimental and clinical studies.
resultsImmersive VR provides a realistic simulation environment for orthopaedic surgery training, enhancing surgical skills, reducing errors, and improving overall performance. In post-surgical recovery and rehabilitation, immersive VR environments can facilitate motor learning and functional recovery through virtual embodiment, motor imagery during action observation, and virtual training. Additionally VR-based functional recovery programs can improve patient adherence and outcomes. Moreover, VR has the potential to revolutionize pain management, offering a non-invasive, drug-free alternative. Virtual reality analgesia acts by a variety of means including engagement and diverting patients' attention, anxiety reduction, and specific virtual-body transformations.
conclusionImmersive virtual reality holds significant promise in orthopaedics, demonstrating potential for improved surgical training, patient functional recovery, and pain management but further research is needed to fully exploit the benefits of VR technology in these areas.
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