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Trial reportInternational orthopaedics2024

Effectiveness of virtual reality compared to video training on acetabular cup and femoral stem implantation accuracy in total hip arthroplasty among medical students: a randomised controlled trial.

Eustathios Kenanidis, Panagiotis Boutos, Grigorios Voulgaris, Aikaterini Zgouridou, Eleni Gkoura, Zakareya Gamie, George Papagiannakis, Eleftherios Tsiridis

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Trial report in International orthopaedics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05807828 (The Role of Virtual Reality Simulation in Acquiring Basic Surgical Skills in Total Hip Arthroplasty by Medical Students- a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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The Role of Virtual Reality Simulation in Acquiring Basic Surgical Skills in Total Hip Arthroplasty by Medical Students- a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAristotle University Of ThessalonikiRan2023 to 2023Enrolled101ConditionsEducational Problems, Hip Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis, Hip, Medical StudentsArmsVR simulation on basic THA skills
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Simulation-based learning in orthopaedics:Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Eustathios KenanidisAcademic Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University Medical School, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Ring Road Efkarpia, 56403, Thessaloniki, Greece. ekenanidis@auth.gr.ORCID 0000-0001-9517-1600
Panagiotis BoutosCentre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001, Thessaloniki, GR, Greece.
Grigorios VoulgarisCentre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001, Thessaloniki, GR, Greece.
Aikaterini ZgouridouCentre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001, Thessaloniki, GR, Greece.
Eleni GkouraCentre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001, Thessaloniki, GR, Greece.
Zakareya GamieCentre of Orthopaedic and Regenerative Medicine (CORE), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI)-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Thessaloniki, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi Rd, P.O. Box 8318, 57001, Thessaloniki, GR, Greece.
George PapagiannakisInstitute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece.
Eleftherios TsiridisAcademic Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University Medical School, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Ring Road Efkarpia, 56403, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8278-1653

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeVirtual reality (VR) training effectiveness in improving hip arthroplasty surgical skills requires further evaluation. We hypothesised VR training could improve accuracy and the time taken by medical students compared to a control group with only video teaching.

methodsThis single-centre randomized controlled clinical trial collected data from March to June 2023. Surgically naïve volunteer undergraduate medical students performed three sessions on a VR training platform, either cup (VR-Cup=Control-Stem) or stem (VR-Stem=Control-Cup) implantation. The primary outcome was the mean difference between predefined cup inclination (60°) and stem anteversion (20°) compared to the actual implanted values in sawbones between VR and control groups. Secondary outcomes were task completion time and mistake number between the groups.

resultsA total of 101 students participated (VR-Cup 47, VR-Stem 54). Groups did not significantly differ concerning age (p = 0.879), gender (p = 0.408), study year (p = 0.938), previous VR use (p = 0.269) and baseline medical and procedural knowledge. The VR-Cup implanted the cup closer to the intended target (p < 0.001) and faster than the Control-Cup group (p = 0.113). The VR-Stem implanted the stem closer to the intended target (p = 0.008) but not faster than the Control-Cup group (p = 0.661). Stem retroversion was commoner in the Control-Stem than in the VR-Stem group (p = 0.016).

conclusionsVR training resulted in higher rates of accurate procedure completion, reduced time and fewer errors compared to video teaching. VR training is an effective method for improving skill acquisition in THA.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05807828.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipStudents, MedicalVirtual RealityAcetabulumHumansProstheses and ImplantsHip arthroplastyRandomized controlled trialTHATrainingVirtual realityVR

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PMID37993676
PMCPMC10901922

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