Enhancing Orthopedic Rehabilitation: The Emergence and Impact of Virtual Reality Technology

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, ACS Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra. India.

Editorial

Madhan Jeyaraman et al. J Orthop Case Rep. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;14(4):1-6.

doi: 10.13107/jocr.2024.v14.i04.4338.

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, ACS Medical College and Hospital, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
³ Department of Orthopaedics, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra. India.

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