The Role of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Contemporary Spine Surgery

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc., designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To earn CME credit, you must read the CME article and complete the quiz and evaluation assessment survey on the enclosed form, answering at least 70% of the quiz questions correctly. This activity expires on July 31, 2022. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After participating in this CME activity, the spine surgeon should be better able to: 1. Explain the evolution of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in spine surgery and identify where opportunity lies in the future. 2. Summarize the advantages of AR over standard navigation. 3. Describe how VR has been used to advance education of residents and fellows in the past 5 years.