Extended reality in cranial and spinal neurosurgery - a bibliometric analysis.

Ali Buwaider Victor Gabriel El-HajjOmar Ali MahdiAlessandro Iop Maria Gharios Andrea de Giorgio Mario Romero Lovisa Gerdhem Walter C Jean Erik Edström Adrian Elmi Terander

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2024)

Research regarding the use of XR in neurosurgery increased significantly from 2005. Cranial research focused on VR and resident education while spinal research focused on AR and neuronavigation. Female authorship was underrepresented. North America provides most of the high-impact research in this area.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
quality improvement
healthcare
virtual reality
patient safety