Analysis of the learning curve of the surgical procedure for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation using anterolateral trans-thoracic approach with the aid of Image-Guided System (IGS).

CONCLUSIONS: A learning curve is an easy and efficient way to gauge the growth of a surgeon. After 21 cases we obtained an intermediate profile of learning curve between steep and shallow. Despite there being different alternatives for speeding up the learning process, it is not always possible to standardize and reflect them in a learning process. Today, the use of technology is often considered in this but does not always affect the process itself. PMID: 29480681 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: J Neurosurg Sci Source Type: research