title: A simulation-based training system for surgical wound debridement.
abstract: A simulation-based training system for surgical wound debridement was developed and comprises a multimedia introduction, a surgical simulator (tutorial component), and an assessment component. The simulator includes two PCs, a haptic device, and mirrored display. Debridement is performed on a virtual leg model with a shallow laceration wound superimposed. Trainees are instructed to remove debris with forceps, scrub with a brush, and rinse with saline solution to maintain sterility. Research and development issues currently under investigation include tissue deformation models using mass-spring system and finite element methods; tissue cutting using a high-resolution volumetric mesh and dynamic topology; and accurate collision detection, cutting, and soft-body haptic rendering for two devices within the same haptic space.
authors.affiliation: Old Dominion University, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seevinck
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Scerbo
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Belfore
authors.forename: Leonard J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Weireter
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.forename: Yuzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Frederick D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Hector M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Sylva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Girtelschmid
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baydogan
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003646:Debridement / Q000193:education*; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*