A Mobile-Based Surgical Simulation Application: A Comparative Analysis of Efficacy Using a Carpal Tunnel Release Module

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 389.e1 - 389.e9
• Main Authors: Amer, Kamil M., BS, Mur, Taha, BS, Amer, Kamal, BS, Ilyas, Asif M., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - surgery; Clinical Competence; cognitive task analysis; Computer Simulation; Consumer Behavior; Curriculum; Female; Humans; Male; Mobile Applications; Orthopedic Procedures - education; Orthopedics; Simulation Training; Smartphone; surgical simulation; Surveys and Questionnaires; TouchSurgery; virtual reality carpal tunnel; virtual reality carpal tunnel; cognitive task analysis; surgical simulation; TouchSurgery

Purpose The utilization of surgical simulation continues to grow in medical training. The TouchSurgery application (app) is a new interactive virtual reality smartphone- or tablet-based app that offers a step-by-step tutorial and simulation for the execution of various operations. The purpose of thi...