The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 529-541 , April 2010

Contemporary virtual reality laparoscopy simulators: quicksand or solid grounds for assessing surgical trainees?

  • Anthony S. Thijssen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • ,
  • Marlies P. Schijven, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31(0) 205662166; fax: +31(0) 206914858

Received 7 July 2008 ,Revised 14 April 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00431-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.015

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 4 , Pages 529-541 , April 2010