Researchers working out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland recently conducted a study detailing how VR could be a more effective tool for surgical training compared to conventional reading and video methods as well as a practical alternative to physical simulation. The study had 21 orthopaedic trainees using Osso VR’s medical training platform to perform a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) screw fixation procedure in VR.
Participants were graded on a variety of assessments, including surgical time, screw accuracy, radiographic accuracy, surgical technique, and more. The results were surprising, with VR training being subjectively higher rated than conventional reading and video methods. At the same time, researchers saw similar performance outcomes when compared to physical simulation, despite some initial concerns by the team.
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