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. 2022 Jun 13;54(1):1646–1656. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2085317

Table 1.

Summary of included studies.

Study Participants Joint Context Skills Assessed Objective Metrics Subjective Tools QA LOE
Ferguson et al., 2017 [21] 18 medical students Knee and shoulder Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time;
path length of subject’s hands;
number of hand movements
BAKSSS Fair 2
Li et al, 2020 [22] 16 residents Knee Simulator Remove loose bodies;
triangulation;
guided diagnostic
Task completion time;
camera path length;
cartilage injury
Good 1
Alvand et al., 2011 [24] 33 medical students Knee and shoulder Simulator Triangulation;
remove loose bodies
Task completion time;
path length of subject’s hands;
number of hand movements
Fair 2
Andersen et al., 2011 [25] 14 surgeons Shoulder Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time;
camera and probe path length;
depth and number of collisions
Good 2
Beaudoin et al., 2021 [26] 30 medical students Knee Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy;
meniscectomy
Task completion time;
camera path length;
meniscus cutting score
visual parameters;
OAAS;
CBA
Good 2
Wang et al., 2019 [37] 28 medical students Knee and shoulder Simulator and cadaver Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion rate ASSET Good 1
Bhashyam et al., 2017 [27] 48 surgeons and residents Simulator Triangulation Highest tapped number;
number of errors;
visualization loss;
number of lookdowns
Good 2
Camp et al., 2016 [39] 45 residents Knee Cadaver Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time ASSET Good 2
Cychosz et al., 2018 [28] 43 medical students Knee Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time;
camera path length;
cartilage damage
Fair 2
Dunn et al., 2015 [46] 17 residents Shoulder Patient Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time 14-point diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy checklist;
ASSET
Good 2
Henn et al., 2013 [41] 17 medical students Shoulder Cadaver Probing examination Task completion time GOALS Fair 2
Frank et al., 2019 [29] 36 subjects Simulator Triangulation Task completion time;
task completion rate
Good 2
Hauschild et al, 2021 [40] 38 residents Shoulder Cadaver Anterior labral repair Procedural step checklist;
ASSET
Good 2
Garfjeld Roberts et al., 2019 [47] 30 residents Knee Patient Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time;
number of hand movements;
smoothness of movements
Good 2
Howells et al., 2008 [48] 20 junior trainees Knee Patient diagnostic arthroscopy OCAP checklist;
OSATS
Good 2
Huri et al., 2021 [30] 34 orthopaedics trainees Shoulder Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy;
remove loose bodies
Task completion time;
camera and grasper path length;
scratching of cartilage surfaces
Fair 2
Jackson et al., 2012 [31] 19 residents Knee Simulator Meniscal repair Task completion time;
path length of subject’s hands;
number of hand movements
Good 2
Kim et al., 2017 [45] 14 residents Knee Porcine knee model Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time ASSET Fair 3
Martin et al., 2016 [34] 48 residents Shoulder Simulator Diagnostic Arthroscopy Task completion time;
probe distance and tip distance;
Fair 3
Ledermann et al., 2020 [32] 11 residents Knee Simulator and patient Meniscectomy ASSET Good 2
Bouaicha et al., 2020 [23] 18 medical students, 1 intern Knee Simulator Triangulation Task completion time;
camera path length
Good 2
Martin et al., 2015 [33] 29 interns and residents Ankle simulator and cadaver Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time 15-point diagnostic ankle arthroscopy checklist;
ASSET
Good 1
Middleton et al., 2016 [35] 17 medical students or interns Knee Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time;
number of hand movements
BAKSSS Good 2
Rahm et al., 2018 [36] 20 residents and 5 experts Knee and shoulder Simulator Diagnostic arthroscopy
probing examination
Task completion time;
camera path length
ASSET Fair 3
Redondo et al., 2020 [43] 28 medical students Knee and shoulder Cadaver Diagnostic arthroscopy;
triangulation
Task completion rate ASSET Good 2
Sandberg et al., 2017 [44] 24 medical students Knee Cadaver Diagnostic arthroscopy Number of attempts to reach proficiency BAKSSS Good 2
Rebolledo et al., 2015 [42] 14 residents Knee and shoulder Cadaver Diagnostic arthroscopy Task completion time Injury grading index (IGI) Fair 2
Waterman et al., 2016 [38] 22 residents Shoulder Simulator and patient Diagnostic arthroscopy Simulator: completion time; camera and probe distance
Patient: completion time
Patient: 14-point diagnostic arthroscopy checklist; ASSET Good 2

Note: QA: quality assurance; LOE: level of evidence.