Examination of Skill Acquisition and Grader Bias in a Distal Radius Fracture Fixation Model.

Objectives: Primary: Assess the ability of faculty graders to predict the objectively measured strength of distal radius fracture fixation. Secondary: Compare resident skill variation and retention related to other knowable training data.

Design: Residents were allowed 60 minutes to stabilize a standardized distal radius fracture using an assigned fixed-angle volar plate.