Validation of a synthetic lumbar spinal endoscopy simulator: skills transfer to real surgery

Key Points

• The research aims to validate a synthetic simulator for lumbar spinal endoscopy and assess its impact on surgical skills.
• Validation study design
• Simulator training for participants
• Performance assessment using GOALS scores
• Training on the simulator led to a threefold increase in GOALS scores.
• Participants unanimously accepted the simulator for educational purposes.