ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2023
A Comparative Study of Traditional Technique Guide versus Virtual Reality in Orthopedic Trauma Training.
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- Artificial intelligence in orthopaedic education, training and research: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of augmented reality/mixed reality in medical education: a meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Surgical Skills and Engagement in Orthopedic Education: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Integrating problem-based learning with virtual simulation in trauma orthopedic education: effects on learning outcomes and student satisfaction.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
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- Beyond acceptance: bounded use of AI and VR in orthopedic education.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Different Delivery Modalities of Virtual Reality Training in Emergency Medicine: Systematic Review.JMIR XR and spatial computing · 2026Review
- Novel Immersive Emergency Training Module to Enhance Clinical Competency in Nephrology.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025Article
- Virtual Reality Simulation in Orthopedic Surgery Education Improves Immediate Procedural Skill and Knowledge Acquisition, But Evidence on Cost-Effectiveness and Skill Retention Remains Lacking.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- A comparison of SIEVE, SORT, and START triage training effectiveness between immersive interactive 3D learning materials using virtual reality (VR-SSST) and traditional methods in mass casualty incidents.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Innovative strategies for reconstructing medical education through technology: a literature review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Beyond non-inferiority: Exploring the full potential of virtual reality in surgical training.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Technological Advancements in Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality Technologies for Surgery: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Translating training to medical practice in trauma care, a literature review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Review
- Extended Reality-Based Head-Mounted Displays for Surgical Education: A Ten-Year Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comprehensive Assessment of Physiological and Psychological Responses to Virtual Reality Experiences.Journal of medical extended reality · 2024Article
- Bridging between hype and implementation in medical extended reality.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Medical and surgical education is an expansive field fraught with many challenges. Technology such as virtual reality could be a new venue that can offer a solution to improve surgical training. Objective: The objective of this prospective, blinded study was to evaluate virtual reality as a training model for orthopedic surgery and surgical training at large. Methods: Fourth-year medical students with novice skills volunteered to participate in this observer-blinded 1:1 randomized controlled trial. They had no prior experience in tibia intramedullary nail (IMN) surgery. They were randomized into traditional technique guide education and virtual reality. The participants were timed on their mock surgery, and a blinded observer was utilized to subjectively grade their performance throughout the procedure using the Global Assessment 5-point Rating Scale and Procedure-Specific Checklist. Results: Thirty-eight participants were recruited and randomized into virtual reality (19) and traditional (19) groups. There were trends in all categories favoring the virtual reality group. The VR group had improved time to completion (9.6 minutes vs 12.2 minutes, P = 0.034) and reduced need for corrections within the mock procedure (2.2 vs 2.5; P = 0.05). Conclusion: Virtual reality training was more effective than traditional training in learning and completing the steps of the tibia IMN surgery for novice medical students. Virtual reality training may be a useful method to augment orthopedic education and surgical training.
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