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Spine Model - Flexible spine model better demonstrate clinical conditions

Medical instruction has practical goals. Every step—from theory and fundamentals to hands-on application in clinical settings—trainees are prepared to treat real patients on a day-to-day basis. This is why it is important that the tools used to deliver these lessons are as realistic and effective as possible.

There are many different areas to master intervening along the spine, and that means a lot more than memorizing C1 through L5. Flexible spinal models and dynamic features such as haptic feedback, realistic materials, and radiopaque construction help create more skilled specialists because they better replicate real clinical conditions.

Spine models and features for each field:

Back pain and diseases and abnormalities of the spine are leading causes of disability worldwide. In America alone, nearly 30 million people experience back pain at any given time, and more than 80% will experience it in their lifetime. This is an economic as well as a health care problem, as back pain accounts for 260 million workdays lost each year.

This risk profile and the central position of the spine and movement, energy and nerve transmission mean that it is the subject of many specialized medical fields. Each of these fields has its own educational requirements, thereby requiring unique backbone models.

Highly specialized spine models are available for:

Chiropractic

Emergency services

Neurosurgery

Orthopedics

Pain management

Pediatrics

Physiology

Within each of these areas, there are training models that can help replicate specific best practices and procedures, providing experience in basic surgical and medical skills.

The simulation is consensus:

There is consensus throughout the orthopedic field that surgical and advanced treatment skills should first be communicated in a simulated training environment before entering the operating room or engaging with patients. The use of advanced models is cheaper, safer, and more suitable for the desired benefits of repeatable and controlled presentations

A delay in real-world exposure means trainees must learn on cadaveric or simulated models. Although cadavers offer realism, their availability is limited, and their acquisition and maintenance present ethical, cost, and legal challenges. In fact, a British study found that the use of cadavers was the most expensive and least effective resource for teaching basic anatomy.

Such realities lead to a logical reliance on engineered models throughout medical education. Fortunately, the current generation of medical training models, particularly in the orthopedic field, is dynamic enough to efficiently teach transferable, practical specialist skills.

Practical, effective learning resources:

The wide range of causes and interventions related to spine has given rise to a diverse range of educational models. In contrast to clinical presentations and the random nature of compromised cadaveric specimens, engineered solutions can be hyper-realistic or more abstract depending on the trainer's goals.

Flexible spine models, for example, can be designed to replicate scoliosis conditions. These models have a full spine and pelvis, anterior and posterior ligaments and flexible discs. This allows repeatable reduction of scoliosis angulation and rotation.

Alternatively, single vertebra and limited spinal segment models are available in transparent materials to demonstrate the mechanics of spinal devices and interventions. These models offer hands-on, three-dimensional lesson participation, which has proven to be a more effective learning model.

Flexible spine models and more:

An effective training model has a clear real-world application and correlation. Even abstract models that allow students to better visualize the mechanics, movements, and outcomes of specific interventions and devices are intended to serve real-world needs.

Surgical models with flexible spine models, radiopaque joints, realistic bone materials and haptic feedback are replacing cadavers and operating room instructions because they can recreate clinical conditions without the risk and expense of the real thing. The Encoris Anatomy Model leads the industry in innovation and quality.

Encoris

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Holland, MI

49424

USA