Kinematic Analysis in Oculoplastic Reconstructive Surgery

Abstract

The formal assessment of surgical skills has grown in importance during recent years¹ owing to increasing evidence that unstructured systems of assessment have poor reproducibility, large interobserver variation,² and lack of quantifiable measures. A paradigm shift has therefore begun, with the emergence of more objective and quantitative tools devised to complement current practice. One such example is motion analysis.^3-6