We read with interest the paper ''A new training method to improve deep microsurgical skills using a mannequin head'' by Dr. Takeuchi et al. 1 In the introduction, the authors state that ''There have been many previous reports of training methods for typical microsurgical techniques, including sutur
Training in microsurgical skills: Assessing microsurgery training
โ Scribed by Joanne L. Atkins; Peter U. Kalu; Declan A. Lannon; Colin J. Green; Peter E.M. Butler
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0738-1085
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