Wilson, G; Zargaran, A; Kokotkin, I; Bhaskar, J; Zargaran, D; Trompeter, A
(2020)
Virtual Reality and Physical Models in Undergraduate Orthopaedic Education: A Modified Randomised Crossover Trial.
Orthop Res Rev, 12.
pp. 97-104.
ISSN 1179-1462
https://doi.org/10.2147/ORR.S252274
SGUL Authors: Trompeter, Alex Joel
Abstract
Background: Orthopaedic surgery is underrepresented in the United Kingdom medical school curriculum, with an average of less than 3 weeks of exposure over the five-year degree. This study evaluates the effectiveness of high-fidelity virtual reality (VR) and physical model simulation in teaching undergraduate orthopaedic concepts. Methods: A modified randomised crossover trial was used. Forty-nine students were randomly allocated to two groups, with thirty-three finishing the six-week follow-up assessment. All undergraduate medical students were eligible for inclusion. Both groups were given introductory lectures, before completing a pre-test with questions on the principles of fracture fixation and osteotomy. Each group then received a lecture on these topics with the same content, but one was delivered with VR and the other with physical models. Both groups completed the post-course assessments. Knowledge was assessed by way of questionnaire immediately before, immediately after, and six-weeks after. Results: In the VR group, participants improved their post-training score by 192.1% (U=32; p<0.00001). In the physical models group, participants improved their post-training scores by 163.1% (U=8.5; p<0.00001). Overall, there was no statistically significant difference in the total means of post-training test scores between the VR and the physical models study groups (U=260.5; p=0.4354). Conclusion: Both VR and physical models represent valuable educational adjuncts for the undergraduate medical curriculum. Both have demonstrated improvements in immediate and long-term knowledge retention of key orthopaedic concepts.
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Keywords: |
learning curve, orthopaedic surgery, simulation, surgical training, undergraduate, virtual reality, orthopaedic surgery, simulation, undergraduate, surgical training, virtual reality, learning curve, 1103 Clinical Sciences |
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: |
Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Orthop Res Rev |
ISSN: |
1179-1462 |
Language: |
eng |
Dates: |
Date | Event |
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11 August 2020 | Published | 21 July 2020 | Accepted |
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Publisher License: |
Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 |
PubMed ID: |
32904645 |
Web of Science ID: |
WOS:000562022500001 |
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https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112377 |
Publisher's version: |
https://doi.org/10.2147/ORR.S252274 |
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