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OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING CURVE FOR ARTHROSCOPIC BANKART SUTURE USING MOTION ANALYSIS.

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK

The aim of this study was to use motion analysis to study a surgeon’s learning curve for an arthroscopic Bankart repair on a training model in a skills laboratory. Six fellowship trained lower limb surgeons unfamiliar with advanced shoulder arthroscopy performed an arthroscopic Bankart repair on an ALEX shoulder model. Standardised training was given and then an electromagnetic tracking system used to objectively assess hand movements, distance travelled by hands and time taken while the surgeons performed the technique. The arthroscopic repair was repeated three times on four consecutive occasions by each surgeon giving a total of 72 repair episodes. Analysis revealed improvement of all outcome parameters with less hand movements, less distance travelled and less time to complete the task. This study objectively demonstrates a learning curve for arthroscopic Bankart suture in a skills laboratory. It indicates the potential benefits of practicing aspects of arthroscopic techniques in a skills centre on appropriately selected models.

The abstracts were prepared by Cormac Kelly. Correspondence should be addressed to The Secretary, British Elbow and Shoulder Society, Royal College of Surgeons, 35–43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE