Table 2 Participants’ characteristics at the study (evaluation time)
Non-VR Group (n = 20) | VR Group (n = 16) | Total (n = 36) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthroscopic experience during the 6 months | ||||
Surgical Assistant (< 100 arthroscopies) | 1† | |||
Yes | 18 (90%) | 14 (87.5%) | 32 (88.9%) | |
No (ie. never assisted arthroscopic surgery) | 2 (10%) | 2 (12.5%) | 4 (11.1%) | |
Principal operator (< 5 arthroscopies) | 0.23† | |||
Yes | 5 (25%) | 8 (50%) | 13 (36.1%) | |
No (ie. never practiced arthroscopic surgery) | 15 (75%) | 8 (50%) | 23 (63.9%) | |
ARTHROSCOPIC training during the 6 months | 0.48† | |||
Yes (Cadaveric Model) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Yes (1 h, Bench-Top Model) | 4 (20%) | 1 (6,2%) | 5 (13.9%) | |
No | 16 (80%) | 15 (93.8%) | 31 (86.1%) | |
Feeling of progress in arthroscopic skills | < 0.001† | |||
Yes | 7 (35%) | 16 (100%) | 23 (63.9%) | |
No | 13 (65%) | 0 (0%) | 13 (36.1%) | |