A virtual-reality training system for knee arthroscopic surgery.

Surgical training systems based on virtual-reality (VR) simulation techniques offer a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional training methods. This paper describes a VR system for training arthroscopic knee surgery. Virtual models used in this system are constructed from the Visual...

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Published in:	IEEE Transactions on information technology in biomedicine 8, 2 (2004).
Main Author:	Heng, P.-A
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	VR. Cutting operation. Finite-element analysis. Haptic feedback. Knee arthroscopic surgery. Realistic tactile feedback. Soft tissue deformation. Surgical training system. Tailor-made force feedback hardware. Tetrahedral meshing. Virtual surgery. Virtual-reality simulation techniques. Virtual-reality training system. Visual human project dataset.