Technical and Innovation Forum 2014
DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2014-000002.187
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0013 A Novel Training Model For Simulating Nerve Repair

Abstract: Background/context Nerve repair is the ‘bread and butter’ practical skill of a plastic surgery trainee. Yet when a trainee attends a microsurgery course the majority of time is spent focusing on vascular repair and anastomosis despite excellent access to cadaveric or live animal tissue, microsurgery instruments and microscopes. We present a novel method of teaching nerve repair using inexpensive and readily available materials by creating a simulation of a nerve for repair under loupe magnification in order to… Show more

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