title: A new temporal bone and cadaver head holder for temporal bone surgical technique training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design a new temporal bone and cadaver head holder, overcoming the drawbacks of the bowl-type holder and other existing holders for dissection, and thereby benefiting training and research on temporal bone surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We designed and fabricated a novel holder with a horizontal arm that can be connected with an object holder specific for the temporal bone or a three-pin fixture specific for cadaver heads. A separate hand support helps to stabilize the hand during examinations on the temporal bone and skull base.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The use of the temporal bone and cadaver head holder by 30 trainees during our temporal bone surgical technique courses held by the Department of Otolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) worked better than other holders and saved laboratory time. It has become the standard equipment of the Temporal Bone Laboratory of PUMCH.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The temporal bone and cadaver head holder we describe is compact, stable and easily adjustable. It offers considerable advantages to trainees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Guodong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006257:Head / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery*