The assessment of surgical technical skills to be acquired by novice surgeons has been
traditionally done by an expert surgeon and is therefore of a subjective nature. Nevertheless …

When technical requirements are high, and patient outcomes are critical, opportunities for
monitoring and improving surgical skills via objective motion analysis feedback may be …

Purpose The goal of this study was to develop a new reliable open surgery suturing
simulation system for training medical students in situations where resources are limited or …

Purpose The use of motion sensors is emerging as a means for measuring surgical
performance. Motion sensors are typically used for calculating performance metrics and …

Objective: Develop new performance evaluation standards for the clinical breast
examination (CBE). Summary Background Data: There are several, technical aspects of a …

This paper compares clinician hand motion for common suturing tasks across a range of
experience levels and tissue types. Medical students (32), residents (41), attending …

Abstract Background Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) box trainer is a well-
accepted method for training and evaluating laparoscopic skills. It mandates an observer …

Purpose of review Assessment of surgical technical skills has traditionally occurred through
informal means using sporadic and subjective feedback. Recent trends in patient safety …

Background: Skill assessment in surgery traditionally has relied on the expert observation
and qualitative scoring. Our novel study design demonstrates how analysis of performance …

Background We hypothesized that differences in motion data during a simulated
laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVH) can be used to stratify top and lower tier performers …