ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021
Virtual Reality Simulator Use Stimulates Medical Students' Interest in Orthopaedic Surgery.
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- Extended reality and emerging artificial intelligence in orthopedic surgical training: a scoping review of educational outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Challenges in Management of a Post-Traumatic Stiff Elbow - When to Perform Open Arthrolysis: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Digital twins for the era of personalized surgery.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Review
- "Sawbones": A pilot study assessing simulation-based orthopedic training for medical students.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Multimodal Audio-Tactile Cueing in Patients With Spatial Attention Deficits: Pilot Usability Study.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- SICOT PIONEER (Programme of Innovative Orthopaedic Networking Education and Research): Re-inventing global orthopaedic education, training and research.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Adequacy of Orthopaedic Surgery Educational Teaching Methods amongst Medical Students in Enugu State.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
- From Simulation to Surgery: Gauging Surgical Interest in Osteopathic Medical Students Through Cadaveric Simulation: A Pilot Study.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate whether the use of a VR arthroscopic simulator can influence medical students' attitudes toward a career in orthopaedic surgery.
methodsTwenty-five medical students completed seven unsupervised sessions on a VR hip-arthroscopic simulator. All participants completed a pre-simulator and post-simulator pseudo-anonymized questionnaire consisting of 10 questions: six 10-point Likert scale questions addressing their interest in orthopaedics, surgery, and arthroscopy; and four 5-point Likert scale questions addressing their attitudes toward simulation. Prepaired and postpaired datasets were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test.
resultsInterest in both orthopaedics and surgery was found to increase after simulator use (orthopaedics: 5.3 ± .3 to 8.4 ± .2,
conclusionsThese results demonstrate that exposure to VR arthroscopic simulation increased medical students' interest in orthopaedics, surgery, and arthroscopy, without the need for direct supervision. Following VR simulator use, students reported they were more likely to engage with training opportunities, including arthroscopic and endoscopic surgery. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Understanding factors that stimulate interest in orthopaedic surgery may help programs attract the broadest pool of potential trainees.
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