Vibration may improve the skill of the orthopedic surgeon

BETTER SURGERY THROUGH VIBRATION (Orthopedics This Week)
Japanese researchers have created a vibrating device that can be added to surgical tools could improve surgeons' sensitivity to different shapes and textures inside their patients' bodies. The engineers, from Hiroshima University, have designed the small vibrating device that can be used right away and does not require additional training. The vibrations—say the researchers—are so subtle that they do not shake the tool.
"We started this work six years ago, trying to enhance human fingertip sensitivity, but in 2012 I had the idea that inc...