Identifying orthopaedic surgeons of the future - The inability of some medical students to achieve competence in basic arthroscopic tasks despite training: A randomised study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1586-1591

  Alvand, A ^a   Auplish, S ^a   Khan, T ^a   Gill, H S ^a   Rees, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; SHOULDER JOINT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455221453     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B12.27946     Document Type: Article

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