The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Nov 2012
Shoulder arthroscopy simulator performance correlates with resident and shoulder arthroscopy experience.
The technical skills required to perform arthroscopy are multifaceted and require supervised training and repetition. Obtaining this basic arthroscopic skill set can be costly and time-consuming. Simulation may represent a viable training source for basic arthroscopic skills. Our goal was to evaluate the correlation between timed task performance on an arthroscopic shoulder simulator and both resident experience and shoulder arthroscopy experience. ⋯ This study suggests that greater resident clinical experience and shoulder arthroscopy experience are both reflected in improved performance of basic tasks on a shoulder simulator. These findings warrant further investigation to determine if training on a validated arthroscopic shoulder simulator would improve clinical arthroscopic skills.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Nov 2012
Hemostatic techniques reduce hospital stay following multilevel posterior cervical spine surgery.
Despite meticulous hemostasis, persistent postoperative drain output following posterior cervical spine procedures often necessitates a prolonged length of hospital stay. We sought to determine if thrombin-soaked absorbable gelatin compressed sponge can decrease postoperative drain output and the length of hospital stay after multilevel posterior cervical spine surgery. ⋯ Therapeutic Level III.