The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 81-85 , January 2010

Intraoperative assessment of technical skills on live patients using economy of hand motion: establishing learning curves of surgical competence

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 27 July 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00575-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.033

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 81-85 , January 2010

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