Improving simulation training in orthopaedics

Thesis

The way surgical trainees acquire technical skills is changing in modern surgical training programmes: simulation is proposed as a key part of those changes. Arthroscopy is a surgical technique that is increasing in both incidence and technical complexity; where simulation is becoming common, but evidence is limited. Real-world performance improvements can be measured following simulation training in other fields, but equivalent measures of intra-operative performance are inadequate. Thus,...

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Authors: Garfjeld-Roberts, P

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Orthopaedics; Arthroscopy; Motion analysis; Simulation; Learning curve; Feedback
• Subjects: Orthopedics; Arthroscopy; Simulation