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What Measures Represent Performance?

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Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills

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Assessing performance is one of the key elements that guide training and progress. To avoid discussions, the following definitions are made:

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  1. Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Tim Horeman & Gabriëlle J. M. Tuijthof

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK

    Kevin Sherman MD

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gabriëlle J. M. Tuijthof

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  1. Dept. of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mustafa Karahan

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Gino M.M.J. Kerkhoffs

  3. Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milano, Italy

    Pietro Randelli

  4. BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    Gabriëlle J.M. Tuijthof

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Horeman, T., Sherman, K., Tuijthof, G.J.M. (2015). What Measures Represent Performance?. In: Karahan, M., Kerkhoffs, G., Randelli, P., Tuijthof, G. (eds) Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44943-1_11

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