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The Dissection Experience of Orthopedic Resident: A Comparison between Soft‐Preservation and Formalin‐Fixation Embalming Techniques
Author(s) -
Arce Jazmin E.,
Contreras Erik,
Vaghani Parth,
Goyal Kanu,
Balta Joy Y.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r5264
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , dissection (medical) , surgery , physical therapy
Objective In a recent study, it was found that residents will feel more confidence, independence and fluency in the operational procedures presented to them throughout their career if introduced to the learning first on a human donor (James et al., 2020). This study is a comparison of alcohol preserved to standard formalin preserved through regional‐based donor dissection completed by orthopedic residents. The results from this study will help inform orthopedic residencies to consider different preservation techniques of human donors in teaching their future students through dissection for better learning outcomes. Methods Orthopedic Residents filled out a dissection survey after they had dissected for each week over a course of six weeks. Residents were expected to perform at least one dissection on a formalin‐based donor and one on an alcohol persevered donor for accurate comparison in data collection. The survey used a likert scale format ranging from 1 to 5. The survey questions range from bone, tendon, muscle, ligament, nerve, vessel quality; ease of dissection; similarity to in vivo tissue, ease of finding specific structures, etc. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the differences in resident opinion/experience between the two types of donors. Results A total of 24 residents participated in the dissector survey over the six weeks. Residents compared ease of dissection, ease of identification, odor of chemical, skills acquired, joint range of motion, tissue elasticity, donor comparability to live patients, time spent and overall learning preferences. 88.3% of residents in the dissections stated that overall they favored dissecting from alcohol preserved donors. When residents were asked to evaluate the differences in the donor preservations, residents favored alcohol preservation as a better way to stimulate their learning to in vivo tissue. Conclusions/Implications Orthopedic Residents ultimately agree that the alcohol preserved donors are more effective when it comes to identifying the human body framework through dissection. The results suggest that orthopedic residency programs should take into consideration the preservation techniques when teaching their students anatomy from human donors.