Face, Content, Construct and Convergent Validity of a Surgical Spine Simulator for Pedicle Screw Insertions
The L4-L5 bilateral pedicle screw insertion simulation on the TSYM platform demonstrated mixed and variable evidence for face, content, construct and convergent validity, supporting its educational potential for spine surgery training, but improvements are needed to optimize learning.
Authors
- Trisha Tee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5378-2923)
- Ali M. Fazlollahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-5558)
- Bilal Tarabay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3022-9362)
- Nour Abou Hamdan
- Mohamed Alhantoobi
- Recai Yilmaz
- Puja Pachchigar
- Rolando F. Del Maestro
- Abdulmajeed Albeloushi
- Noel Abboud
Institutions
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- Zayed Military Hospital (AE)
- Centre Hospitalier Ibn Sina (MA)
- Ibn Sina Hospital (KW)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2025.10404
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00