Enhancing Orthopedic Surgical Training With Interactive Photorealistic 3D Visualization

6 pages•Published: January 5, 2026

Roni Lekar, Tatiana Gerth, Sergey Prokudin, Matthias Seibold, Reto Bürgin, Benjamin Vella, Armando Hoch, Siyu Tang, Philipp Fürnstahl and Helmut Grabner

Abstract

Surgical training integrates several years of didactic learning, simulation, mentorship, and hands-on experience. Challenges include stress, technical demands, and new technologies. Orthopedic education often uses static materials like books, images, and videos, lacking interactivity. This study compares a new interactive photorealistic 3D visualization to 2D videos for learning total hip arthroplasty. In a randomized controlled trial, participants (students and residents) were evaluated on spatial awareness, tool placement, and task times in a simulation. Results show that interactive photorealistic 3D visualization significantly improved scores, with residents and those with prior 3D experience performing better. These results emphasize the potential of the interactive photorealistic 3D visualization to enhance orthopedic training.

Keyphrases: 3d reconstruction, anatomy teaching, gaussian splatting, hip replacement, interactive photorealistic 3d visualization, surgical education, total hip arthroplasty

In: Joshua William Giles and Aziliz Guezou-Philippe (editors). Proceedings of The 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, vol 8, pages 118-123.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/CSxq
	https://doi.org/10.29007/xl9m

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{CAOS2025:Enhancing_Orthopedic_Surgical_Training,
  author    = {Roni Lekar and Tatiana Gerth and Sergey Prokudin and Matthias Seibold and Reto Bürgin and Benjamin Vella and Armando Hoch and Siyu Tang and Philipp Fürnstahl and Helmut Grabner},
  title     = {Enhancing Orthopedic Surgical Training With Interactive Photorealistic 3D Visualization},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of The 25th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery},
  editor    = {Joshua William Giles and Aziliz Guezou-Philippe},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Health Sciences},
  volume    = {8},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-5305},
  url       = {/publications/paper/CSxq},
  doi       = {10.29007/xl9m},
  pages     = {118-123},
  year      = {2026}}

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