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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722577
Shoulder Arthroscopy – Creating an Affordable Training Model[*]
Article in several languages: português | English
Abstract
The present study created a cheap (below US$ 100) shoulder arthroscopy training model, affordable for the practical education of medical students and residents. The model was created using a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) knee joint pipe (150 mm in diameter and 90 degrees in inclination) and a synthetic shoulder model. The parts were arranged to simulate a lateral recumbency with the upper limb in traction, which is the frequent positioning during arthroscopies. Colored dots on the glenoid and a partial rotator cuff model on the upper portion of the scapula were placed to assist training. This inexpensive, easy-to-make model for shoulder arthroscopy can aid surgical training.
* Study developed at the Orthopedic Skills Laboratory of the Health Sciences Department, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Publication History
Received: 16 July 2020
Accepted: 02 October 2020
Article published online:
19 April 2021
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