Development and prospects of digital orthopedics in Hubei province
- Author:
Xinghuo WU
1
;
Zhewei YE
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedics
- Keywords:
Digital orthopedics;
Hubei province;
Development;
Mixed reality;
3D digital printing technology
- From:
Global Health Journal
2019;3(4):94-97
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Based on the development and application of new technology,as a new interdisciplinary subject,digital orthopedics becomes an important development direction of modern medicine in the past years.Using digital orthopedics technology,such as 3D digital printing technology,mixed reality technology,provides new impetus of orthopedic surgery and indicates its great potential of precision medicine and personalized therapy for orthopedic disorders.In 2017,Hubei Branch of China Digital Orthopaedic Society of Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) was founded.It is an important milestone and academic event for the development of digital orthopedics in Hubei.After that,Hubei's digital orthopedics professionals have made great progress in clinical,scientific research,conference and social activities.The development of 5G technologies in China will provide more opportunities and challenges for global digital orthopedics in the near future.
