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14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT)

17.06. - 21.06.2019, Berlin

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The use of augmented reality and enhanced technologies in hand surgery: A systematic review

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  • presenting/speaker Yasser Al Omran - University Hospital North Midlands NHS Foundation Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
  • Tiffanie-Marie Borg - Barts and The London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Catrin Sohrabi - Barts and The London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Ali Abdall-Razak - Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Hauwau Hayat Nadama - University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Simon Myers - Barts and The London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Ali Ghanem - Barts and The London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy. 14th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT), 11th Triennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT). Berlin, 17.-21.06.2019. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2020. DocIFSSH19-781

doi: 10.3205/19ifssh0179, urn:nbn:de:0183-19ifssh01795

Published: February 6, 2020

© 2020 Al Omran et al.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. See license information at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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Objectives/Interrogation: Augmented reality utilizes a set of technologies that superimposes digital information into the real world and is a rapidly growing field. In Surgery, augmented reality may provide the surgeon access to radiological and sonographic images enabling for better contextual surgical planning and navigation; a feature which may be very fruitful in hand surgery due to the small structures encountered and the dynamic nature of operations. A systematic review exploring the use of augmented reality and enhanced technologies in hand surgery is therefore warranted to explore current augmented reality technologies and to guide future augmented reality-related strategies that can be used in Hand Surgery.

Methods: A systematic literature search of Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases was performed using appropriate search terms in order to identify all applications of Augmented in hand surgery from inception to September 2018. All articles were reviewed by two authors and a qualitative synthesis performed of those articles that met the inclusion criteria. The systematic review and results were conducted and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines.

Results and Conclusions: A total of 282 articles were identified for title and abstract review. Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Most of the applications of augmented reality and enhanced technologies relate to dynamic infrared thermography with some benefits being highlighted with its use. The feasibility of augmented reality in hand surgery has been demonstrated in specific indications. Augmented reality in Hand Surgery is still in its infancy. As technology develops, it is expected that the use of augmented reality and other enhanced technologies will become more commonplace in the field of hand surgery.