3D-printing a cost-effective model for mastoidectomy training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

3D-printed temporal bone models can potentially provide a cost-effective alternative to cadaver surgery that can be manufactured locally at the training department. The objective of this study was to create a cost-effective 3D-printed model suitable for mastoidectomy training using entry level and commercially available print technologies, enabling individuals, without prior experience on 3D-printing, to manufacture their own models for basic temporal bone training.

Methods

Expert technical professionals and an experienced otosurgeon identified the best material for replicating the temporal bone and created a cost-effective printing routine for the model using entry-level print technologies. Eleven participants at a temporal bone dissection course evaluated the mo

SUBMITTER: Frithioff A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature