ABOS MODULE 02 Detailed Form – Suturing & Knot Tying
Formative Performance Assessment for American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Intern Module 2: Suturing & Knot Tying. The 12-item scale measures detailed performance of needle handling; tissue handling; simple interrupted stitches, simple running stitches, horizontal mattress stitches, vertical mattress stitches, inverted subcutaneous stitches, running subcuticular stitches; 1-handed, 2-handed, and instrument tied square knots. Detailed Form is scored using detailed descriptors of performance attributes.