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ArticleJSES international2025

Improving glenoid guidewire placement in shoulder arthroplasty: a comparative study of mixed reality holographic overlay technique with freehand technique and conventional navigation.

Kristine Italia, Marine Launay, Luke Gilliland, Angus Lane, James Nielsen, Kathir Azhagan Stalin, Nicholas Green, Jashint Maharaj, Sarah Whitehouse, Kenneth Cutbush and 1 more

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Kristine ItaliaQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Marine LaunayQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Luke GillilandQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Angus LaneAkunah Medical Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
James NielsenAkunah Medical Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kathir Azhagan StalinQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Nicholas GreenQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Jashint MaharajQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Sarah WhitehouseQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kenneth CutbushQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Ashish GuptaQueensland Unit for Advanced Shoulder Research (QUASR), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Abstract

Background: Mixed reality (MR) is an emerging technology that aids surgeons during shoulder arthroplasty. This study aims to evaluate surgeons' ability to reproduce preoperatively planned implant positioning using MR technology as compared to the conventional freehand (FH) technique and the more established guidance technique of navigation for shoulder arthroplasty. Methods: Three surgeons with different levels of shoulder arthroplasty experience inserted guidewires into five three-dimensional-printed scapula models with varying degrees of glenoid deformity using the FH technique, MR overlay technique, and navigation. Postprocedure computed tomography scans of the sixty three-dimensional-printed glenoid models with inserted guidewire were performed. The executed guidewire entry point, version, and inclination were compared to the preoperative plan. Results: The use of MR for guidewire positioning was significantly better than FH technique for inclination ( Conclusion: MR overlay technique significantly improves the accuracy of guidewire placement in terms of inclination as compared to the standard FH technique. It is still inferior to navigation for all variables. When the two guidance techniques are combined, MR overlay with navigation could be an effective tool and harness the best of both technologies in the future.

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Computer-assisted surgeryGlenoid guidewire placementIntraoperative navigationMixed realityPreoperative planningShoulder arthroplasty

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PMID40486782
PMCPMC12144941

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