Background: Although virtual reality (VR) simulators have demonstrated their efficiency for basic technical skill training of healthcare professionals, validation for more complex and sequential procedures, especially in arthroscopic surgery, is still warranted. We hypothesized that the VR-based training simulation improves arthroscopic cuff repair skills when transferred to realistic visual and haptic conditions.
Hypothesis: VR-based training simulation improves arthroscopic cuff repair skills when transferred to realistic visual and haptic conditions.
Introduction: Quantitative Gait Analysis (QGA) is the gold-standard for detailed study of lower-limb movement, angles and forces, especially in pediatrics, providing a decision aid for treatment and for assessment of results. However, widespread use of QGA is hindered by the need for specific equipment and trained personnel and high costs. Recently, the OpenPose system used algorithms for 2D video movement analysis, to determine joint points and angles without any supplementary equipment or great expertise.
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November 2024
Purpose: Observer-based scoring systems, or automatic methods, based on features or kinematic data analysis, are used to perform surgical skill assessments. These methods have several limitations, observer-based ones are subjective, and the automatic ones mainly focus on technical skills or use data strongly related to technical skills to assess non-technical skills. In this study, we are exploring the use of heart-rate data, a non-technical-related data, to predict values of an observer-based scoring system thanks to random forest regressors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypothesis: To demonstrate that a virtual reality (VR) simulation training program reduces heart rate variability during an assessment of surgical trainees' technical skills in arthroscopy.
Study Design: Prospective observational matched study.
Materials & Methods: Thirty-six orthopaedic surgery residents, new to arthroscopy, received standard training in arthroscopic knee surgery, supplemented by additional monthly training for 6months on a VR simulator for 16 of them.