A training model for lumbar discectomy.
Training models are becoming increasingly important for gaining surgical skills. We present an easy to prepare and cheap model using cadaver sheep spine appropriate to learn and practice various discectomy procedures.
Kalayci
Murat
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Karaelmas University Medical School, Zonguldak, Turkey. drkalayci@yahoo.com
Cagavi
Ferda
F
Gül
Sanser
S
Cagavi
Zeynep
Z
Açikgöz
Bektas
B
D017586:Diskectomy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008954:Models, Biological