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Stud Health Technol Inform2016;220289-94.January 1, 2016Journal Article

Asymmetry in Dominant / Non-Dominant Hand Performance Differentiates Novices from Experts on an Arthroscopy Virtual Reality Serious Game.

Robert Pedowitz1, Gregg Nicandri2, Stefan Tuchschmid3
1University of California.
2University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
3VirtaMed AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Abstract

Safe and effective arthroscopic surgery requires ambidextrous motor skills. The current study examined dominant versus non-dominant hand performance on a virtual reality serious game in a group of expert arthroscopic surgeons (n=15) compared to a group of orthopedic surgery residents (n=10). A virtual reality Tetris game was performed with the arthroscopic camera and arthroscope in one hand, using…

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