Immersive virtual reality enables technical skill acquisition for scrub nurses in complex revision total knee arthroplasty.

Thomas C EdwardsArjun PatelBartosz SzyszkaAlexander W CoombsAlexander D LiddleRakesh KucheriaJustin P CobbKartik Logishetty

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2021)

For scrub nurses, unfamiliarity with complex surgical procedures or equipment is common. Immersive VR training improved their understanding, technical skills and efficiency. These iVR-learnt skills transferred into the real world.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
total knee arthroplasty
total hip
mental health
healthcare
medical students
total hip arthroplasty