Assessing suturing techniques using a virtual reality surgical simulator

• Published in: Microsurgery Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 479 - 486
• Main Authors: Kazemi, Hamed, Rappel, James K., Poston, Timothy, Hai Lim, Beng, Burdet, Etienne, Leong Teo, Chee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.09.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Clinical Competence; Equipment Design; Humans; Male; Microsurgery - education; Models, Educational; Needles; Suture Techniques; Task Performance and Analysis; Time and Motion Studies; User-Computer Interface; Young Adult

Advantages of virtual‐reality simulators surgical skill assessment and training include more training time, no risk to patient, repeatable difficulty level, reliable feedback, without the resource demands, and ethical issues of animal‐based training. We tested this for a key subtask and showed a str...