Cigar Box Arthroscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Validates Nonanatomic Simulation Training of Novice Arthroscopy Skills

• Published in: Arthroscopy Vol. 33; no. 11; pp. 2015 - 2023.e3
• Main Authors: Sandberg, Rory P., Sherman, Nathan C., Latt, L. Daniel, Hardy, Jolene C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Arthroscopy - education; Cadaver; Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Knee Joint - surgery; Learning Curve; Male; Models, Anatomic; Pilot Projects; Simulation Training - methods; Students, Medical; Tobacco Products

The goal of this study was to validate the cigar box arthroscopy trainer (CBAT) as a training tool and then compare its effectiveness to didactic training and to another previously validated low-fidelity but anatomic model, the anatomic knee arthroscopy trainer (AKAT). A nonanatomic knee arthroscopy...