Neuromechanisms of simulation-based arthroscopic skills assessment: a fNIRS study

Background The neural mechanisms underlying differences in the performance of simulated arthroscopic skills across various skill levels remain unclear. Our primary objective is to investigate the learning mechanisms of simulated arthroscopic skills using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgical endoscopy 2024-11, Vol.38 (11), p.6506-6517
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Jiajia, Li, Wei, Ma, Ruixin, Lai, Jianming, Xiao, Yao, Ye, Yan, Li, Shoumin, Xie, Xiaobo, Tian, Jing
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Zusammenfassung:Background The neural mechanisms underlying differences in the performance of simulated arthroscopic skills across various skill levels remain unclear. Our primary objective is to investigate the learning mechanisms of simulated arthroscopic skills using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods We recruited 27 participants, divided into three groups: novices ( n  = 9), intermediates ( n  = 9), and experts ( n  = 9). Participants completed seven arthroscopic tasks on a simulator, including diagnostic navigation, triangulation, grasping stars, diagnostic exploration, meniscectomy, synovial membrane cleaning, and loose body removal. All tasks were videotaped and assessed via the simulator system and the Arthroscopic Surgical Skill Evaluation Tool (ASSET), while cortical activation data were collected using fNIRS. Simulator scores and ASSET scores were analyzed to identify different level of performance of all participants. Brain region activation and functional connectivity (FC) of different types of participants were analyzed from fNIRS data. Results Both the expert and intermediate groups scored significantly higher than the novice group ( p  
ISSN:0930-2794
1432-2218
1432-2218
DOI:10.1007/s00464-024-11261-4