Table 1 Participants’ characteristics at inclusion
Non-VR Group (n = 20) | VR Group (n = 16) | Total (n = 36) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 25.3 [24–27] | 25.4 [24–29] | 25.3 [24–29] | 0.77* |
Sex | 0.48† | |||
Men | 13 (65%) | 13 (81.2%) | 26 (72.2%) | |
Women | 7 (35%) | 3 (18.8%) | 10 (27.8%) | |
Dominant side | 1† | |||
Right | 17 (85%) | 14 (87.5%) | 31 (86.1%) | |
Left | 3 (15%) | 2 (12.5%) | 5 (13.9%) | |
Ambidextrous | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Year of residency | 1† | |||
PGY-1 | 10 (50%) | 8 (50%) | 18 (50%) | |
PGY-2 | 10 (50%) | 8 (50%) | 18 (50%) | |
Arthroscopic experience before inclusion | ||||
Surgical assistant (< 100 arthroscopies) | 0.91† | |||
Yes | 20 (100%) | 15 (93.8%) | 35 (97.2%) | |
No (ie. never assisted arthroscopic surgery) | 0 (0%) | 1 (6.2%) | 1 (2.8%) | |
Principal operator (< 5 arthroscopies) | 0.96† | |||
Yes | 5 (25%) | 3 (18.8%) | 8 (22.2%) | |
No (ie. never practiced arthroscopy) | 15 (75%) | 13 (81.2%) | 28 (77.8%) | |
Arthroscopic training before inclusion | 0.95† | |||
Yes (Cadaveric Model) | 3 (15%) | 3 (18.8%) | 6 (16.7%) | |
Yes (1 h, Bench-top Model) | 3 (15%) | 2 (13.2%) | 5 (13.9%) | |
No | 14 (70%) | 11 (68.8%) | 25(69.4%) | |
VR training before inclusion | 0.94† | |||
Yes | 6 (30%) | 5 (31.2%) | 11 (30.6%) | |
No | 14 (70%) | 11 (68.8%) | 25 (69.4%) | |
VR arthroscopic simulator score at inclusion | 125 [116–134] | 123 [111–135] | 124 [113–135] | 0.14* |