Using the arthroscopic surgery skill evaluation tool as a pass-fail examination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Examination of arthroscopic skill requires evaluation tools that are valid and reliable with clear criteria for passing. The Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool was developed as a video-based assessment of technical skill with criteria for passing established by a panel of experts. The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool as a pass-fail examination of arthroscopic skill.

Methods

Twenty-eight residents and two sports medicine faculty members were recorded performing diagnostic knee arthroscopy on a left and right cadaveric specimen in our arthroscopic skills laboratory. Procedure videos were evaluated with use of the Arthroscopic Surgery Skill Evaluation Tool by two raters blind to s

SUBMITTER: Koehler RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4574927 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature