Review Article
Basic Plastic Surgery Skills Training Program on Inanimate Bench Models during Medical Graduation
Table 1
Advantages and disadvantages of inanimate bench models [
8,
9,
31–
49] adopted as learning tools in this basic plastic surgery training program.
| Inanimate bench models | Fidelity | Infection risk | Financial costs* | Availability* | Easy handling | Reutilization** |
| Parts of postmortem animals | | | | | | | Ox tongue | High | Present | +++ | Variable | ++ | Possible | Cattle skin | High | Present | +++ | Variable | ++ | Possible | Pig skin | High | Present | +++ | Variable | ++ | Possible | Chicken skin | High | Present | +++ | Variable | ++ | Possible | Organic material | | | | | | | Fruits and vegetables | Low | Present | ++ | Variable | +++ | Possible | Synthetic material | | | | | | | Ethylene-vinyl acetate | Low | Absent | + | Variable | +++ | Unlimited |
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Varies according to seasonality and geographical region; **limited by risk of infections and natural deterioration of material.
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