A new training method to improve deep microsurgical skills using a mannequin head

Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-170

  Takeuchi, Mikinobu ^a   Hayashi, Nakamasa ^a,c   Hamada, Hideo ^a   Matsumura, Nobuhisa ^a,b   Nishijo, Hisao ^a   Endo, Shunro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Toyama Hospital   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILASTIC TUBE; SKILL; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BRAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TEACHING; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 41449097749     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20473     Document Type: Article

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