Use of a Dry Surgical Simulator Improves Orthopaedic Residents' Competency and Technical Skills for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate whether an anatomic dry shoulder Dexter training model surgical simulator would be effective in augmenting orthopaedic residents' skills for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Methods

Nine residents, enrolled for this prospective study, watched a video presentation about transosseus equivalent (TOE) double-row, rotator cuff repair technique, repeating the aforementioned technique twice on the simulator. The time to complete all steps to final repair, as well as the quality of the final repair, were measured.

Results

The data for repair completion time showed a statistically significant difference in the total duration time of performing the procedure, when comparing the timing in tests 1 and 2, demonstrating a reduced operative time. The qualitative

SUBMITTER: Chillemi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210362 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature