Role of simulation in arthroscopy training

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-135

  Madan, Simerjit Singh ^a   Pai, Dinker R ^a  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Simulation; Simulator; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES;

ARTHROSCOPY; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MODELS, ANIMAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84898600788     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3182a86165     Document Type: Review

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