Training and assessment paradigms for laparoscopic surgical skills are evolving from
traditional mentor–trainee tutorship towards structured, more objective and safer programs …

Background The determination of surgeons' psychomotor skills in minimally invasive surgery
techniques is one of the major concerns of the programs of surgical training in several …

Introduction. Motion metrics have become an important source of information when
addressing the assessment of surgical expertise. However, their direct relationship with the …

Background Virtual reality (VR) laparoscopic simulators have been around for more than 10
years and have proven to be cost-and time-effective in laparoscopic skills training. However …

Background Objective assessment of psychomotor skills has become an important
challenge in the training of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques. Currently, no gold …

Background Surgeons performing laparoscopy need a high degree of psychomotor skills,
which can be trained and assessed on virtual reality (VR) simulators. VR simulators simulate …

BACKGROUND: An important facet of laparoscopic surgery is its psychomotor component.
As this aspect of surgery gains attention, lessons from other psychomotor-intense fields such …

Background It has previously been shown that short, pre-operative practice with a simulator,
box trainer, or certain video games can temporarily improve one's basic laparoscopic skills; …

Introduction The objective of this study is to assess the usefulness of an evaluation system of
surgical skills based on motion analysis of laparoscopic instruments. Method This system …

Background: The star-track test has been assessed as valid and reliable to measure manual
dexterity in the context of open surgery. We aimed to determine the construct validity and test …