title: Towards the development of a haptic simulator of surgical gestures in orthopaedic spine surgery.
abstract: The objective of the present work is to develop a haptic system that will permit the demonstration of a proof of concept for the simulation of haptic effects typical of pediatric spine surgery. The first phase of this project focused on the development of a custom haptic system, and was followed by evaluation with experienced orthopedic surgeons. Initial findings demonstrate promise of this approach for further development into an advanced haptic system.
authors: Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada. regina.leung@mail.utoronto.ca
authors: Regina
authors: R
authors: Leung
authors: Reinhard
authors: R
authors: Zeller
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Walker
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Krauel
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Mihailidis
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Agur
authors: Heather
authors: H
authors: Carnahan
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Wang
authors: Karl
authors: K
authors: Zabjek
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface