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Transfer-validity of arthroscopic knee surgery skill using virtual-reality simulator

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February 2015

Transfer-validity of arthroscopic knee surgery skill using virtual-reality simulator

Vol: 4| Issue: 2| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Improving Residency Training in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery with Use of a Virtual-Reality Simulator: A Randomized Blinded Study

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014 Nov 5;96(21):1798-1806.

Contributing Authors:
WD Cannon Garrett WE RE Hunter HJ Sweeney DG Eckhoff GT Nicandri MR Hutchinson DD Johnson LJ Bisson A Bedi JA Hill JL Koh KD Reinig

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48 postgraduate third-year orthopaedic residents completed arthroscopic knee surgery training using a simulator or traditional methods. The purpose of this trial was to determine if simulator-trained residents performed arthroscopic knee surgery in the operating room with greater thoroughness and accuracy in less time compared to residents trained using traditional methods. Orthopaedic residents t...

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