Mirajkar Girish, Bhat Uday, Peswani Amit, Raut Sushrut, Adenwala Husain, Samudre Sayali
Department of Plastic Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Plast Surg. 2025 Feb 3;58(4):292-297. doi: 10.1055/s-0045-1802555. eCollection 2025 Aug.
To introduce a simple and innovative low-fidelity microsurgical model using daily articles available in any plastic surgery operation theatre and to determine its quality, ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
The model is essentially made by rolling a loose disposable glove upon a K-wire to create a true micro-vessel (< 2 mm). Adjustment in the size and thickness of the conduit can be made. Model was assessed by data obtained from subjective questionnaire to 29 experienced microsurgeons with more than 5 years of independent microsurgical practice. This experience of our model was compared with their experience with other material and animal tissue.
The chicken femoral is the best compared to rat model overall, but rolled latex is as good or second best as far as some of the features assessed.
"Eklavya" microsurgical model provides a valuable alternative to traditional animal models, allowing trainees to practice and hone their skills without the ethical and financial concerns associated with live animal use.
介绍一种简单且创新的低逼真度显微外科模型，该模型使用任何整形外科手术室都能找到的日常用品，并确定其质量、易用性和成本效益。
该模型主要是通过将一个宽松的一次性手套套在一根克氏针上制成一个真正的微血管（<2毫米）。可以对管道的尺寸和厚度进行调整。通过向29名有超过5年独立显微外科手术经验的经验丰富的显微外科医生发放主观问卷所获得的数据对该模型进行评估。将我们模型的这种体验与他们使用其他材料和动物组织的体验进行比较。
总体而言，与大鼠模型相比，鸡股模型是最好的，但就所评估的一些特征而言，卷起的乳胶模型同样好或仅次于鸡股模型。
“埃克拉维娅”显微外科模型为传统动物模型提供了一种有价值的替代方案，使学员能够在不涉及与使用活体动物相关的伦理和财务问题的情况下练习和磨练他们的技能。
