No longitudinal studies or RCTs demonstrate that AI-acquired skills transfer to the operating room¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? The review found a paucity of literature evaluating the effect of longitudinal VR curricula on direct patient care performance, with most studies assessing only short-term gains in simulation metrics. → Banskota Bibek 2025

Evidence¶

Banskota Bibek 2025¶

Banskota Bibek, Bhusal Rajan, Yadav Prkash Kumar, Banskota Ashok Kumar. (2025). Artificial intelligence in orthopaedic education, training and research: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08162-y

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review identifies a critical evidence gap: almost none of the included studies followed trainees into real surgery, and robust comparisons between AI-based curricula and standard teaching are scarce.

"a paucity of literature exists to evaluate the effect of a longitudinal VR curriculum on direct patient care performance"

Discussion¶

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