
Sports Medicine
Arthroscopic simulators distinguish between novice and expert orthopaedic trainees
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Jan;22(1):33-40. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2228-7. Epub 2012 Oct 2.
13 studies, consisting of randomized control trials and validation studies, were selected to investigate the role of arthroscopic simulators in improving the surgical skills of users. Systematic review revealed that the simulators discriminated between novice and expert trainees, but not between novice and intermediate trainees on completion time of a simulated task. This analysis did not conclusively determine whether simulator training improves the surgical skills of orthopaedic residents.
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