Shoulder: Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Basic Task Performance in Shoulder Simulator Model Correlates with Similar Task Performance in Cadavers
Martin KD, Belmont PJ Jr, Schoenfeld AJ, et al (William Beaumont Army Med Ctr, El Paso, TX; et al) J Bone Joint Surg Am 93:e127.1-e127.5, 2011§
Evidence Ranking
• B
Expert Rating
• 1
Abstract
Background
Attainment of the technical skill necessary to safely perform arthroscopic procedures requires the instruction of orthopaedic surgery residents in basic arthroscopic skills. Although previous studies involving shoulder arthroscopy simulators have demonstrated a correlation between task performance and the level of prior arthroscopic experience, data demonstrating the correlation of simulator performance with arthroscopic skill in a surgical setting are scarce. Our goal was to evaluate the correlation between timed task performance in an arthroscopic shoulder simulator and timed task performance in a cadaveric shoulder arthroscopy model.

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