Kinematic analysis of wrist motion during simulated colonoscopy in first-year gastroenterology fellows

Background and study aims: Gastroenterology trainees acquire skill and proficiency in performing colonoscopies at different rates. The cause for heterogeneous competency among the trainees is unclear. Kinematic analysis of the wrist joint while performing colonoscopy can objectively assess the vari...

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Main Authors: Ratuapli, Shiva K, Ruff, Kevin C, Ramirez, Francisco C, Wu, Qing, Mohankumar, Deepika, Santello, Marco, Fleischer, David E
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683126/
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Summary:Background and study aims: Gastroenterology trainees acquire skill and proficiency in performing colonoscopies at different rates. The cause for heterogeneous competency among the trainees is unclear. Kinematic analysis of the wrist joint while performing colonoscopy can objectively assess the variation in wrist motion. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that the time spent by the trainees in extreme ranges of wrist motion will decrease as the trainees advance through the fellowship year.