The Hand Guide: A Virtual Reality Application for Surgical Training

• Amadeo Tato Cota Neto UFPE http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4755-2774
• João Marcelo Teixeira UFPE https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7180-512X
• João Barbosa Moizes UFPE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4605-1746
• Veronica Teichrieb UFPE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4685-3634

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/svr_estendido.2024.244071

Resumo

Surgical practices in controlled and mistake-safe environments are traditionally limited by the tutor’s time availability and by the usage of consumable materials to simulate surgeries in patients. In this context, we developed the “Hand Guide”, a virtual reality application that allows expert surgeons to record their hand movements during a simulated surgical procedure and offer it to a surgical student to try to replicate it. The application provides real-time feedback and also a final score at the end of the recorded procedure. Validation with a specialist revealed that the application may be used to teach theoretical content to students with no surgical background and to demonstrate new techniques to experienced surgeons.

Palavras-chave: Surgical training, Virtual reality, Hand tracking

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