Abstract:Background Due to duty hour regulations, patient safety and inadequate operative time simulation have become a necessary part of surgical education and training in residency. Currently, there is no formal adoption of simulators for the use of surgical education or assessment in hand surgery. This literature review analyzes that the simulation techniques established thus far in hand surgery. Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed on PubMed. Search results were filtered by title and abstract to … Show more
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