VIRTOSHA – A VR Training Simulation for Osteosynthesis Procedures with Force Feedback and Tissue Simulation
Anna Jansen, Kristoffer Waldow, Sebastian Pötter, Turhan Civelek, Melissa Steininger, Jerome Perret, Markus Wellmann, Steffen-Sascha Stein, David Lähner, Kristian Welle, Arnulph Fuhrmann and Björn Krüger
In: 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
Abstract
We introduce VIRTOSHA, a work-in-progress VR training system for osteosynthesis procedures, which includes realistic tissue simulation, haptic feedback, improved hand tracking, and an authoring tool. The current implementation focuses on fibula surgery as an initial use case.
