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  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Surgical Simulation
  • Medical Education Technology

Background:

  • Endoscopic spine surgery, particularly flavectomy, requires specialized skills.
  • Objective validation of surgical simulators is crucial for effective medical training.
  • The construct method is a recognized approach for simulator validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a novel lumbar spine endoscopic flavectomy simulator using the construct method.
  • To evaluate the simulator's acceptability and utility in medical education.
  • To assess its ability to differentiate between novice and experienced surgeons.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty medical students and ten experienced orthopedists performed endoscopic flavectomy on the simulator.
  • Performance metrics included procedure time, look-downs, instrument losses, incision accuracy, and regularity.
  • The Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) checklist and Likert scale surveys were used.

Main Results:

  • The simulator successfully differentiated between student and physician groups across all measured variables (p < 0.001).
  • Physicians demonstrated significantly shorter procedure times, fewer look-downs, and instrument losses.
  • Higher percentages of physicians respected incision limits and achieved regular incisions compared to students.
  • Physicians outperformed students in all GOALS checklist domains.
  • Over 96% of participants found the simulator enjoyable, realistic, and beneficial for training.

Conclusions:

  • The endoscopic flavectomy simulator exhibits construct validity by differentiating experience levels.
  • The simulator demonstrates high acceptability and perceived value among both novice and expert surgeons.
  • This validated simulator is a promising tool for enhancing endoscopic spine surgery training.