[Rabbit's middle ear as a practical model for the initiation in otosurgery].
The rabbit's head is a practical model which make easy at beginning the practical for the knowledge and the use of specific instruments in ear surgery, as well as the handling of the microscope. The raw material is cheap and its obtention is easy. The grip of the rabbit's temporal bone facilitates a lot preparation of the human temporal bone, nowadays harder to get. In our Laboratory of otologic dissection the first resident's contact with the ear surgery, since years, is through the rabbit's head. The experience so gained by young specialists is excellent.
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Servicio O.R.L. Hospital General, Murcia.
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D000818:Animals; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education*; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
El oído medio del conejo como modelo práctico en la iniciación a la otocirugía.