Evidence-based surgical training in orthopaedics how many arthroscopies of the knee are needed to achieve consultant level performance?

• Published in: The bone & joint journal Vol. 97-B; no. 10; pp. 1309 - 1315
• Main Authors: Price, A. J., Erturan, G., Akhtar, K., Judge, A., Alvand, A., Rees, J. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Arthroscopy - education; Arthroscopy - standards; Consultants; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Knee Joint; Orthopedics - education; ROC Curve; surgical simulation; surgical skill; Knee arthroscopy
• ISSN: 2049-4394; 2049-4408; 2049-4408
• DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.97B10.35973

Despite being one of the most common orthopaedic operations, it is still not known how many arthroscopies of the knee must be performed during training in order to develop the skills required to become a Consultant. A total of 54 subjects were divided into five groups according to clinical experienc...