Training and evaluating spinal surgeons: The development of novel performance measures

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 2921-2925

  Woodrow, Sarah I ^a   Dubrowski, Adam ^a   Khokhotva, Mykola ^a   Backstein, David ^a   Rampersaud, Y Raja ^b   Massicotte, Eric M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cannulation; Education; Hand motion; Kinesiology; Lumbar; Pedicle; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST; ARM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; HAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEARNING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HAND; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 39049133897     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815b6495     Document Type: Article

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