ARTHROSCOPY LEARNING IN VIRTUAL REALITY: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND METANALYSIS

There is a reduction in the workload of medical residency in orthopedics and a perception that residents can improve their surgical skills without the need to expose patients to risks. Arthroscopies are among the most frequent surgeries in orthopedics and can be trained in a Virtual Reality environment. Our objective is to evaluate the ability of Virtual Reality to develop arthroscopic skills in medical students and orthopedic residents. We conducted the search on Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science platforms. Excluding duplicates, 521 articles remained. We use the Rayyan application to exclude articles outside the scope of the study, and three randomized articles that evaluated the arthroscopic performance of medical students or orthopedic residents with and without training in virtual reality were selected. Regarding time, a tendency towards a decrease in arthroscopic execution time was observed by individuals who trained in VR simulators. Regarding surgical skill, a significant improvement in arthroscopic execution was observed by individuals who trained in VR simulators. Virtual Reality simulators proved effective in developing arthroscopic surgical skills and were an effective alternative in training students and residents. Level of Evidence I; Systematic Review and Metanalyses .