Late last year, two surgeons from the Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia de Jaraguá do Sul in Brazil started using a combination of 3D printing and the Microsoft HoloLens to help plan spinal surgeries. And now, with the rest of their team, they’ve successfully performed a surgical procedure on their first international patient using their 3D impression planning and augmented reality process.
With little access to CT scans and intraoperative x-ray equipment, Dr. Henrique Lampert, a spinal surgeon, and Dr. Bruno Gobbato, a shoulder and elbow specialist, have been searching for low-cost… more
Source: Doctors Use 3D Holograms on the HoloLens to Aid in Collarbone Repair During Surgery
