title: A Novel Platform for Assessment of Surgical Suturing Skill: Preliminary Results.
abstract: In this work, we describe a novel platform for quantifying surgical suturing skill. Forces and user movements are recorded using sensors during suturing maneuvers performed on a suture patch. Preliminary results from a pilot experiment suggest that force data could be used for objective assessment of suturing skill.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Ravikiran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singapogu
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Tanmay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kavathekar
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Groff
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burg
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000145:classification* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014160:Transducers, Pressure