Simple visual parameters for objective assessment of arthroscopic skill.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Restrictions placed on the working hours of doctors over the past decade have resulted in substantial changes to the training and assessment of orthopaedic surgical residents. Many who are responsible for training the surgeons of the future have become concerned that this reduced clinical exposure is having a detrimental impact on technical skill acquisition. Consequently, there is a need for surgical educators to develop more objective methods for assessing surgical skill. The p...

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Authors: Alvand, A; Khan, T; Al-Ali, S; Jackson, W; Price, A

• Journal: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 13
• Pages: e97
• Publication date: 2012-07-01
• DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.k.01437
• EISSN: 1535-1386
• ISSN: 0021-9355
• Language: English
• Keywords: Motor Skills; Models, Anatomic; Male; Psychomotor Performance; Arthroscopy; Reproducibility of Results; Task Performance and Analysis; Computer Simulation; Great Britain; Female; Medical Staff, Hospital; Knee Joint; Internship and Residency; Educational Measurement; Orthopedics; Humans; Clinical Competence