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Author: Engela Duvenage
Published: 10/12/2020
Earlier this year, surgeon Prof Karin Baatjes made headlines by successfully demonstrating that portable GoPro cameras, a favourite among outdoor enthusiasts, can be used equally well to train students in surgical procedures. It provides students with a view on how things are being done, from the exact vantage point of a surgeon.
GoPros provide high-definition videos shot at a wide-angle. It allows surgeons to easily record procedures in the theatre, or even smaller procedures that they perform in their consulting rooms. Because the camera can be mounted on a surgeon s head, the video displays everything that the surgeon sees and does.