Simulated hip arthroscopy skills: learning curves with the lateral and supine patient positions: a randomized trial.

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BACKGROUND: Hip arthroscopy can be performed with the patient in the lateral or supine position, but it remains technically demanding. We aimed to objectively quantify and compare learning curves between two groups of orthopaedic trainees randomized to learn simulated hip arthroscopy with the patient in either a lateral or a supine position. We also compared learning curves between senior and junior trainees. METHODS: A hip arthroscopy simulator with anterolateral and anterior portals, a 70°...

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Authors: Pollard, T; Khan, T; Price, A; Gill, H; Glyn-Jones, S

• Journal: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 10
• Pages: e68
• Publication date: 2012-05-01
• DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.k.00690
• EISSN: 1535-1386
• ISSN: 0021-9355
• Language: English
• Keywords: Orthopedics; Learning Curve; Patient Positioning; Humans; Internship and Residency; Education, Medical, Graduate; Clinical Competence; Patient Simulation; Joint Diseases; Hip Joint; Statistics, Nonparametric; Arthroscopy