In the technological realm of Extended Reality (XR)—encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR)—the orthopedic sector has witnessed a revolutionary integration of these tools in practice areas including clinical applications, education, rehabilitation, and remote consultations. XR technologies present immersive, augmentative, and hybrid interfaces that overlap digital and physical realms, promising unprecedented advantages in handling the complexity and diversity of orthopedic ailments. Despite notable strides, the nascent stage of practical deployment and technological reserves notably surfaces challenges like the MR registration issue, underscoring a clear gap in the optimized utilization of XR within orthopedic settings.
This research topic aims to gather and synthesize the most current insights on the utilization of XR technologies in orthopedics, with a special emphasis on joint surgery, to foster clinical advancement. By compiling rigorous original research and review articles within this cutting-edge domain, this initiative seeks to chart out the scalar impacts of XR on patient outcomes, streamline clinical workflows, and enrich educational platforms among other facets of orthopedic care.
To deepen our understanding of XR's role in orthopedics, we delineate our investigation to focus primarily on its application across clinical practices, educational tools, rehabilitation techniques, and telemedical services. We invite contributions that extend to, but are not limited to, the following themes: 1. Application of XR in orthopedics including clinical, education, rehabilitation and telemedicine. 2. Solutions to the limitations of XR medical applications 3. Research on the combined application of XR, robots, 3D printing technology, etc. 4. Design of XR-based medical devices
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