Computer-assisted surgery simulations and directed practice of total knee arthroplasty: Educational benefits to the trainee

摘要: Orthopaedic residents typically learn to perform total knee arthroplasty (TKA) through an apprenticeship-type model, which is a necessarily slow process. Surgical skills courses, using artificial bones, have been shown improve technical and cognitive significantly within couple of days. The addition computer-assisted surgery (CAS) simulations challenges the participants consider same task in different context, promoting flexibility. We designed hands-on educational intervention for junior with conventional tibiofemoral TKA station, two CAS stations, patellar resection including both qualitative quantitative analyses. Qualitatively, structured interviews before after course were analyzed recurring themes. Quantitatively, subjects evaluated on their course, multiple-choice knowledge test error detection co...