Cost Analysis of an In-House Arthroscopic Skills Simulator

Joshua Hansen; Corbin Lee; Bryson Hewins; Austin MacDonald; Austin Rasmussen; Elizabeth Weissbrod; Joseph Lopreiato; Brenton Franklin

doi:10.55576/job.v2i1.8

Authors

Joshua Hansen Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9657-8736
Corbin Lee Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-6625
Bryson Hewins Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-8760
Austin MacDonald Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-7115
Austin Rasmussen Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1134-0516
Elizabeth Weissbrod Henry Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, MD
Joseph Lopreiato Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-4366
Brenton Franklin Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3904-8293

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55576/job.v2i1.8

Keywords:

Education, Simulation, Orthopaedics, Arthroscopy, Simulation Based Learning Theory

Abstract

Objectives: To compare objective costs between an in-house developed arthroscopy simulator and commercially available options.

Design: Cost analysis.

Setting: Orthopaedic graduate medical education.

Patients/Participants: Eight board-certified orthopaedic surgeons and nineteen novice learners.

Intervention: Simulation Training.

Main outcome measurement: Cost difference between an in-house developed simulator and a commercially available simulator.

Results and conclusions: Significant price differences exist between in-house simulator production cost and commercially available simulators. Low-cost, in-house simulators improve access to arthroscopic simulation training for novice learners by reducing up front cost by 29% and reducing recurring costs by over 90% when compared to a similar commercially available option.

Level of Evidence: IV; Cost Analysis

Keywords: Education; Simulation; Orthopaedics; Arthroscopy; Simulation Based Learning Theory

(J Ortho Business Jan 2022;2(1):7-9)

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