A Novel Mixed-reality Simulator for Training Metacarpal Fracture Reduction and Kirschner Wire Fixation
Akhil Nair, Rebecca Xu, Mark Shafarenko, Trinette Wright, Stephanie Williams, Jimmy Qiu, Daniel Lin, Stefan O.P. Hofer, Joseph Catapano, Blake Murphy · 2026
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Description
Akhil Nair and co-authors built a mixed-reality training rig in 2026 for hand surgery trainees. The rig teaches two core skills: setting broken finger bones and pinning them with thin wires. Scans of a sound hand fed a printed model, cast in soft skin-like stuff, with wire paths and sense chips set inside. Snap bridges let teachers add breaks after the print.
Print error stayed under a hair's width, and break spots landed within a millimeter of plan. Ten surgeons and eight trainees graded the rig on feel, truth, and training worth. Top marks hit shape truth, break feel, and training worth across the board. Entry picks, wire runs, and scan-play each scored a notch lower. All graders backed the rig for training.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Akhil Nair, Rebecca Xu, Mark Shafarenko, Trinette Wright, Stephanie Williams, Jimmy Qiu, Daniel Lin, Stefan O.P. Hofer, Joseph Catapano, Blake Murphy |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22963 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |