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. 2007 Jul-Sep;11(3):273–302.

Module 4: Clip Applying

Proficiency = 143.5707 − 0.4326 Total time − 0.0838 Number of movements of right instrument − 0.2969 Number of movements of left instrument −0.1786 Relevant path length of right instrument in cm

Variables Measured and Criterion Percentile Values
Variable 10 25 50 75 90
Total time 67 64.5 60 55.5 52.5
No of lost clips 5.8 4.5 2 1 0.6
Total no of clipping attempts 14.8 13.5 11 10 9.6
No of movements of right instrument 64.8 48 38 31.5 28
No of movements of left instrument 36.4 35 28 18.5 10.4
Total path length of right instrument cm 198.1 175.5 132.3 117.5 95.34
Total path length of left instrument cm 122.0 114.3 104.1 57.7 10.62
Relevant path length right instrument cm 175.2 137.1 117.7 95.9 65.06
Relevant path length left instrument cm 98.64 93.3 81.7 71.8 51.94
Accuracy rate applied clips 61.1 66.75 81.8 90 94
Ideal path length of right instrument cm 26.92 36.55 68 98 102.7
Ideal path length of left instrument cm 16.72 30.7 37.9 39.9 47.82
Economy of movement right instrument 38.42 41.05 46.4 65.15 74.9
Economy of movement left instrument 23.5 30.1 42.8 52.8 60.12
Ave speed right instrument moves cm sec 2.7 2.75 3.1 3.45 3.8
Ave speed left instrument moves cm sec 2.65 2.7 2.95 3.2 3.25
Proficiency score 66.56 79.48 83.19 92.91 96.74

Means ± Standard Deviations for Each Variable
Variable −1.5 −1 0 +1 +1.5

Total time 49.56 53.25 59.83 66.42 69.71
No of lost clips −0.96 0.312 2.857 5.402 6.674
Total no of clipping attempts 8.04 9.312 11.86 14.40 15.67
No of movements of right instrument 16.78 25.48 42.86 60.24 68.93
No of movements of left instrument 5.678 12.07 24.86 37.64 44.04
Total path length of right instrument cm 75.14 98.7 145.9 193.0 216.6
Total path length of left instrument cm 5.576 31.23 82.54 133.9 159.5
Relevant path length right instrument cm 40.83 67.32 120.3 173.3 199.8
Relevant path length left instrument cm 40.68 52.97 77.54 102.1 114.4
Accuracy rate applied clips 54.94 62.89 78.8 94.71 102.7
Ideal path length of right instrument cm 11.85 30.07 66.33 102.7 120.8
Ideal path length of left instrument cm 8.554 16.97 33.8 50.63 59.05
Economy of movement right instrument 28.13 36.51 53.27 70.04 78.42
Economy of movement left instrument 14.79 23.85 41.96 60.07 69.13
Ave speed right instrument moves cm sec 2.424 2.664 3.143 3.622 3.861
Ave speed left instrument moves cm sec 2.478 2.635 2.95 3.265 3.422
Proficiency score 57.99 66.18 82.57 98.95 107.1