Network distance teaching of minimally invasive spinal endoscopic surgery video of orthopedist amid COVID-19 pandemic

Background: The global outbreak of COVID-19 has prompted reforms in the teaching model of orthopedics. The wide spread of mutant strains such as Omicron has put the epidemic prevention and control in a high-pressure state for a long time in China. Due to the control of people gathering and social distancing restrictions, offline medical training and education have been greatly affected. The traditional spinal endoscopic surgery training mode cannot meet the increasing training needs of spine surgeons. This study aimed to explore the network distance teaching of minimally invasive spinal endoscopic surgery (MISES) videos of orthopedist amid COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: : From January 2021 to June 2022, 76 orthopaedical surgeons who were trained in the orthopedics department of Shanghai Changzheng Hospital were selected to do network distance teaching. After the 2-month training, the training effect assessment and the satisfaction survey of trainers were conducted. Results: : After an average of 2 months of training, the average examination score of trainees was 87.211±7.278, and the pass rate was 100%, the excellent and good rate was 92.11%. The results of the satisfaction survey showed that the overall satisfaction was as high as 88.184±6.560%. The videos database of MISES, as well as the distance teaching and training mode are continuously improved according to the satisfaction survey. Conclusions: : The training mode of MISES network distance teaching can help orthopedic surgeons to quickly master MISES and improve the training effect, especially amid COVID-19.