Introduction: Clinical simulators are an important resource for medical students seeking to improve their fundamental surgical skills. Three-dimensional (3-D) printing offers an innovative method to create simulators due to its low production costs and reliable printing fidelity. We aimed to validate a 3-D printed knot-tying simulator named Nodo-Tie.
Methods: We designed a 3-D printed knot-tying simulator integrated with a series of knot-tying challenges and a designated video curriculum made accessible via a quick-response (QR) code. The Nodo-Tie, which costs less than $1 to print and assemble, was distributed to second-year medical students starting their surgical clerkship. Participants were asked to complete a survey gauging the simulator's usability and educational utility. The time between simulator distribution and survey completion was eight weeks.
Results: Students perceived the Nodo-Tie as easy-to-use (4.6 ± 0.8) and agreed it increased both their motor skills (4.5 ± 0.9) and confidence (4.5 ± 0.8) for tying surgical knots in the clinical setting. Many students agreed the Nodo-Tie provided a stable, durable surface for knot-tying practice (83.7%, = 41) and that they would continue to use it beyond their participation in the study period (91.7%, = 44).
Discussion: Medical students found this interactive, 3-D printed knot-tying simulator to be an effective tool to use for self-directed development of their knot-tying skills. Given the Nodo-Tie's low cost, students were able to keep the Nodo-Tie for use beyond the study period. This increases the opportunity for students to engage in the longitudinal practice necessary to master knot-tying as they progress through their medical education.
Key Messages: Clinical simulators provide proactive learners with reliable, stress-free environments to engage in self-directed surgical skills development. The Nodo-Tie, a 3-D printed simulator, serves as a cost-effective, interactive tool for medical students to develop their knot-tying abilities beyond the clinical setting.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10687015 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.11.007 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Fabrication of complex optical phantoms using on-the-fly multi-filament mixing 3-D printing.
Res Sq
December 2024
Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, 02115, USA.
We report a method to directly 3-D print complex heterogeneous optical phantoms with programmable tissue-mimicking absorption and scattering properties. The proposed approach utilizes commercially available multi-color mixing extruders and off-the-shelf polylactic acid (PLA) filaments, making this technique low-cost and broadly accessible. We systematically characterized optical properties, including both absorption and reduced scattering coefficients, at a wide range of mixing ratios of gray, white and translucent filaments and validated our hypothesis of a linear-mixing model between the filament mixing ratios and the resulting optical properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of clear aligner versus removable inclined plane in treatment of anterior crossbite in mixed dentition: A randomized clinical trial.
J World Fed Orthod
December 2024
Professor of Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Background: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of clear aligners and removable inclined planes (RIP) in management of anterior crossbite in late mixed dentition patients using a 3D digital model.
Materials And Methods: Twenty-four patients with functional anterior crossbite, aged 8 to 12 years old, were randomly assigned to two parallel groups: the clear aligner (CA) group with a mean age of 10.74 ± 1.
Lipid production from biofilms of Marinobacter atlanticus in a fixed bed bioreactor.
Microb Cell Fact
December 2024
Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA.
Background: Biotechnologies that utilize microorganisms as production hosts for lipid synthesis will enable an efficient and sustainable solution to produce lipids, decreasing reliance on traditional routes for production (either petrochemical or plant-derived) and supporting a circular bioeconomy. To realize this goal, continuous biomanufacturing processes must be developed to maximize productivity and minimize costs compared to traditional batch fermentation processes.
Results: Here, we utilized biofilms of the marine bacterium, Marinobacter atlanticus, to produce wax esters from succinate (i.
Human iPSC-derived motor neuron innervation enhances the differentiation of muscle bundles engineered with benchtop fabrication techniques.
bioRxiv
December 2024
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Engineered skeletal muscle tissues are critical tools for disease modeling, drug screening, and regenerative medicine, but are limited by insufficient maturation. Because innervation is a critical regulator of skeletal muscle development and regeneration in vivo, motor neurons are hypothesized to improve the maturity of engineered skeletal muscle tissues. Although motor neurons have been added to pre-engineered muscle constructs, the impact of motor neurons added prior to the onset of muscle differentiation has not been evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrthodontists play a pivotal role in diagnosing, planning, and preparing patients for orthognathic surgeries. Digital technologies like cephalometry, intraoral scans, CBCT scans, CAD-CAM-assisted 3-D planning, and printed surgical splints, have largely replaced conventional techniques. The automated software produces surgical splints with a design similar to conventional which may not address complex scenarios, involving symmetric and asymmetric maxillary impaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!