Open Access<p>Virtual Reality and Physical Models in Undergraduate Orthopaedic Education: A Modified Randomised Crossover Trial</p>
Author(s) -
Glen Wilson,
Alexander Zargaran,
Ilya Kokotkin,
Jared Bhaskar,
David Zargaran,
Alex Trompeter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
orthopedic research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1462
DOI - 10.2147/orr.s252274
Subject(s) - curriculum , medicine , inclusion (mineral) , physical therapy , crossover study , test (biology) , significant difference , randomized controlled trial , medical education , psychology , surgery , pedagogy , alternative medicine , social psychology , paleontology , pathology , biology , placebo
Orthopaedic surgery is underrepresented in the United Kingdom medical school curriculum, with an average of less than 3 weeks of exposure over the five-year degree. This study evaluates the effectiveness of high-fidelity virtual reality (VR) and physical model simulation in teaching undergraduate orthopaedic concepts.