A Training Model for Designing Flaps for Release of Syndactyly

Surgical Training Model from Rubber Glove for Practicing Flap Design in Pollicization and Cleft Hand Reconstruction

“…In previous studies, a human cadaveric hand with amputated thumb or a resin hand mold without thumb was used as a surgical model for pollicization. 1,2 Glove models glued with DuoDERM (ConvaTec, Oklahoma City, Okla.) and plastic hand models covered with pigmented latex layer are commonly used for practicing syndactyly separation 3,4 and for practicing local flaps of the hand, 5 respectively. In this study, we propose a surgical training model from rubber glove for practice of flap design in pollicization and cleft hand reconstruction (Figs.…”