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Six month interruption does not cause loss of arthroscopic meniscal repair skills

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January 2013

Six month interruption does not cause loss of arthroscopic meniscal repair skills

Vol: 2| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Learning and Retaining Simulated Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair Skills

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Sep 5;94(17):e1321-8.

Contributing Authors:
WFM Jackson T Khan Alvand S Al-Ali HS Gill AJ Price JL Rees

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Synopsis

19 orthopaedic residents with experience in routine knee arthroscopy, but none in arthroscopic meniscal repair, performed 12 meniscal repairs on a knee simulator over a 3 week period in order to gain experience. The residents were then randomized to perform either one meniscal repair every month, one meniscal repair every 3 months, or no meniscal repairs over the course of the study. 6 months afte...

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