Immersive Virtual Reality and Cadaveric Bone are Equally Effective in Skeletal Anatomy Education: A Randomized Crossover Noninferiority Trial

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.04.005" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.04.005</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.04.005" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.04.005</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Immersive Virtual Reality and Cadaveric Bone are Equally Effective in Skeletal Anatomy Education: A Randomized Crossover Noninferiority Trial

Original language description

OBJECTIVE: Immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology is transforming medical education. Our aim was to compare the effectiveness of IVR with cadaveric bone models in teaching skeletal anatomy. DESIGN: A randomized crossover noninferiority trial was conducted. SETTING: Anatomy laboratory of a large medical school. PARTICIPANTS: Incoming first-year medical students. Participants were randomized to IVR or cadaveric groups studying upper limb skeletal anatomy, and then were crossed over to use the opposite tool, to study lower limb skeletal anatomy. Participants in both groups completed a pre-and postintervention knowledge test. The primary endpoint of the study was change in performance from the pre-to postintervention knowledge test. Surveys were completed to assess participant&apos;s impressions on IVR as an educational tool. RESULTS: Fifty first-year medical students met inclusion criteria and were randomized. Among all students, the average score on the preintervention knowledge test was 14.6% (standard deviation (SD) = 18.2%) and 25.0% (SD = 17%) for upper and lower limbs, respectively. Percentage increase in scores between pre-and postintervention knowledge test, was 15.0% in the upper limb IVR group, and 16.7% for upper limb cadaveric bones (p = 0.286). For the lower limb, score increase was 22.6% in the IVR and 22.5% in the cadaveric bone group (p = 0.936). 79% of participants found that IVR was most valuable for teaching 3-dimensional orientation, anatomical relationships, and key landmarks. Majority of participants were favorable towards combination use of traditional methods and IVR technology for learning skeletal anatomy (LSM&gt;3). CONCLUSIONS: In this randomized controlled trial, there was no significant difference in knowledge after using IVR or cadaveric bones for skeletal anatomy education. These findings have further implications for medical schools that face challenges in acquiring human cadavers and cadaveric parts.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30106 - Anatomy and morphology (plant science to be 1.6)

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Surgical Education

ISSN

1931-7204

e-ISSN

1878-7452

Volume of the periodical

80

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

1028-1038

UT code for WoS article

001163619500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85158850959