Can Medical Education be Enhanced by the World’s First 3d Printed Fascia Models and Plastinated Specimens of Fascia Superficialis and Profundus?
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 15, Issue 4
Abstract
The evolution of fascia research is developing at an expediential rate ever since a con-gress with a specific focus on this ubiquitous tissue was first held at Harvard Medical School Conference Center in 2007. The Fascia Research Society organized the congress, as they were of the opinion that fascia had not received commensurate attention within the medi-cal community. Increasing attention and interest in human fascia has been evident over the last decade with clinicians, paramedical and clinical specialists investigating a wide range of research topics related specifically to fascia. While anatomy textbooks are slim on fascia a search on the Internet using the term “Fascia” on PubMed alone resulted in excess of 20,000 articles. Anatomical texts provide detailed images and descriptions of muscles, nerves, lym-phatic’s, organs and blood vessels while the very tissue connecting, supporting, nurturing, wrapping and investing them is most often not included. Recent research indicates the role of Fascia in the pathogenesis of a variety of conditions including Lumbago, inguinal hernia and the regulation of posture, muscular biomechanics, peripheral motor coordination and proprioception.Research and education specific to anatomy, surgery, local anaesthetic blocks, and pa-thology would all benefit from a better understanding of the anatomy, morphology and topo-graphical construct of the interrelated fascial sheaths and compartments. The introduction of ultrasonography has been viewed as “revolutionizing the modern practice of regional anes-thesia” [1]. Ultrasound combined with accurate 3D printed models of the deep fascia provide the potential to transform medical education allowing post-graduate specialists, involved in gold standard, peer reviewed research, surgery and other fields, to better appreciate the con-tinuity of our Osseo fascial system while reducing operational costs and enhancing patient care. New scientific breakthroughs in 3D printing and Plastination techniques have led to a new research project resulting in the world’s first human platinated specimens of superficial and deep fascia and a bespoke 3D printed model of the fascia profunda of right thigh.
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John Sharkey
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.15.002749
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