Can virtual-reality simulators assess experience and skill level of orthopaedic surgeons?

Author

Vaughan, Neil ; Dubey, Venketesh N. ; Wainwright, Thomas W. ; Middleton, Robert G.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Bournemouth Univ. (BU), Bournemouth, UK

fYear

2015

fDate

28-30 July 2015

Firstpage

105

Lastpage

108

Abstract

A summary of 16 recent construct validity studies is provided by this research which assesses evidence demonstrating whether virtual reality (VR) simulators can be used to assess and score the skill levels of orthopaedic surgeons. The findings of this study are that there is overwhelming evidence that VR simulators can reliably assess the skill levels of orthopaedic trainees, which suggests that VR training could potentially be used as part of a residency testing or assessment tool for orthopaedic surgery. This research provides an analysis of virtual reality orthopaedic simulator construct validity.

Keywords

computer based training; digital simulation; medical computing; orthopaedics; surgery; virtual reality; VR simulators; VR training; assessment tool; orthopaedic surgeons; orthopaedic surgery; orthopaedic trainees; residency testing; skill levels; virtual reality orthopaedic simulator; Fasteners; Hip; Injuries; Solid modeling; Surgery; Training; Virtual reality; Construct validity; Orthopaedic; Performance; Simulator; Surgery; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Science and Information Conference (SAI), 2015

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SAI.2015.7237133

Filename

7237133