Publications by authors named "Gary T Ohrt"
Background: The evolving surgical skills education paradigm in orthopaedics has generated a strong demand for validated educational tools and methodologies. This study aimed to confirm that a one-on-one faculty coaching review of the head-mounted video recording of a resident's surgical performance on a validated articular fracture simulation trainer would substantially improve subsequent performance.
Methods: Fifteen first-year or second-year orthopaedic surgery residents reduced and fixed a standardized intra-articular tibial plafond fracture model under fluoroscopic guidance.
Background: The purposes of this study were (1) to develop a physical model to improve articular fracture reduction skills, (2) to develop objective assessment methods to evaluate these skills, and (3) to assess the construct validity of the simulation.
Methods: A surgical simulation was staged utilizing surrogate tibial plafond fractures. Multiple three-segment radio-opacified polyurethane foam fracture models were produced from the same mold, ensuring uniform surgical complexity between trials.