A generic arthroscopy simulator architecture
Wills, D.P.M.; Abblard, E.; Sherman, K.P.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 85: 573-579
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 15458155 Document Number: 543099
Virtual Environments offer considerable potential to improve training for arthroscopic surgery. However, current systems are developed for individual joints, which requires healthcare providers to purchase and maintain multiple environments with differing interfaces and capabilities. This paper describes a generic arthroscopy system architecture that allows the fast development of training environments for any joint, each sharing a common user-interface. The use of the architecture in developing a simple ankle simulator is also described.