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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Closing the Learning Gap in Arthroscopy: A Comparison of Conventional Training and Virtual Reality Simulation.

Soham Bera, Abhishek Pathak, Santosh Kumar Mishra, Barun Biswas

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Soham BeraDepartment of Orthopedics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Abhishek PathakDepartment of Orthopedics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Santosh Kumar MishraDepartment of Orthopedics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Barun BiswasDepartment of Orthopedics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Abstract

Backgroud: To assess the efficacy of arthroscopic simulator training compared to conventional training in enhancing arthroscopic skills among novice orthopedic residents. Material and methods: In this single-center study, 30 orthopedic residents with no arthroscopy experience were randomized into simulator-based (E) or conventional (C) training groups. Group E completed 10 sessions each on basic and diagnostic simulator modules; Group C trained through supervised live surgery. All were evaluated using the simulator, and performance scores were compared. Results: The experimental group outperformed the control group, demonstrating significantly better structure visualization (14 vs. 13.53, Conclusions: Virtual-reality simulator training offers orthopedic residents a safe, controlled way to build essential skills, improving visualization, scope alignment, tissue handling, and efficiency-supporting its integration into residency programs for better-prepared surgeons.

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Arthroscopytissue handlingvirtual-reality simulation

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PMID41523010
PMCPMC12788421

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