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Effective Training of Arthroscopic Skills

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Virtual reality (VR) is defined as the computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment (Oxford English Dictionary 2014).

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  1. Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, The Blizard Institute, 4 Newark Street, E1 2AT, London, UK

    Kash Akhtar

  2. Department of Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

    Nigel J. Standfield

  3. Biomechanics Section, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Chinmay M. Gupte MRCS

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

    Gabriëlle J. M. Tuijthof

  5. 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

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  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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Akhtar, K., Standfield, N.J., Gupte, C.M., Tuijthof, G.J.M. (2015). Virtual Reality Simulators. 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_7

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