Measurement of surgical dexterity using motion analysis of simple bench tasks

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 390-394

  Bann, Simon D ^a   Khan, Mansoor S ^a   Darzi, Ara W ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042243572     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-002-6769-7     Document Type: Article

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