New system provides detailed 3D images for op teams

SURGEONS at the Royal Stoke have become the first in the UK to use new virtual reality technology during spinal surgery.

- Sentinel Reporter

The ‘Magic Leap’ system, used for the first time at the hospital, allows surgeons to see detailed 3D images of a patient's spine during an operation through specially designed virtual reality goggles.

Mr Vinay Jasani, consultant spinal surgeon, used the technology to perform complex surgery on 14-year-old Dylan Jaxon, who has scoliosis, a condition that causes the spine to curve abnormally.