Basic Study
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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2017; 8(12): 891-894
Published online Dec 18, 2017. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v8.i12.891
Augmented reality: The use of the PicoLinker smart glasses improves wire insertion under fluoroscopy
Takafumi Hiranaka, Takaaki Fujishiro, Yuichi Hida, Yosaku Shibata, Masanori Tsubosaka, Yuta Nakanishi, Kenjiro Okimura, Harunobu Uemoto
Takafumi Hiranaka, Takaaki Fujishiro, Yuichi Hida, Yosaku Shibata, Masanori Tsubosaka, Yuta Nakanishi, Kenjiro Okimura, Harunobu Uemoto, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Center, Takatsuki General Hospital, Osaka 569-1115, Japan
Author contributions: Hiranaka T substantially contributed to the conception and design of the study, and acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; all authors drafted the article and made critical revisions related to the intellectual content of the manuscript, and approved the final version of the article to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Takatsuki General Hospital.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All of the authors have no conflict of interests to declare.
Data sharing statement: The data from this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
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Correspondence to: Takafumi Hiranaka, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Center, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13 Kosobe, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-1115, Japan. takafumi.hiranaka@gmail.com
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Received: November 15, 2016
Peer-review started: November 18, 2016
First decision: February 17, 2017
Revised: March 29, 2017
Accepted: April 18, 2017
Article in press: April 19, 2017
Published online: December 18, 2017
Core Tip

Core tip: Smart glasses are a kind of wearable device that has a head-mounted monitor enabling augmented reality. The fluoroscopic video was displayed on the head-mounted monitor of the smart glasses, PicoLinker. A surgeon was asked to insert 3 mm guide wires into plastic femoral bones under fluoroscopic control while wearing the PicoLinker smart glasses or by viewing the conventional fluoroscope monitor. Total insertion time, radiation exposure time and tip apex distance were shorter while wearing the PicoLinker smart glasses than while viewing the conventional monitor. Smart glasses are an innovative device that enables surgeons to keep their eyes on the operation field during procedures carried out under fluoroscopic control.