A simulation trainer for complex articular fracture surgery.

ABSTRACT:

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. Using fluoroscopic guidance, five senior and seven junior orthopaedic residents reduced the fracture through a limited anterior window. The residents were assessed on the basis of time to completion, hand movements (tracked with use of a motion capture system), and quality of the obta

SUBMITTER: Yehyawi TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3689258 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature