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Interactive anatomical teaching: Integrating radiological anatomy within topographic anatomy
F Abed Rabbo1, F Garrigues2, C Lefèvre3
1Laboratoire d'anatomie, faculté de médecine, université de Brest, avenue Camille-Desmoulin, 29200 Brest, France; Laboratoire de traitement de l'information médicale, LaTIM UMR1101, CHRU Morvan, bâtiment 1, premier étage, 2, avenue Foch, 29609 cedex Brest, France; Service de neurochirurgie, pôle neurolocomoteur, hôpital Cavale-Blanche, CHRU de Brest, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29200 Brest, France.
Introduction:
Hours attributed to teaching anatomy have been reduced in medical curricula through out the world. In consequence, changes in anatomical curriculum as well as in teaching methods are becoming necessary. New methods of teaching are being evaluated. We present in the following paper an example of interactive anatomical teaching associating topographic anatomy with ultrasonographic radiological anatomy. The aim was to explicitly show anatomical structures of the knee and the ankle through dissection and ultrasonography.
Methods:
One cadaver was used as an ultrasonographic model and the other was dissected. Anatomy of the knee and ankle articulations was studied through dissection and ultrasonography.
Results:
The students were able to simultaneously assimilate both anatomical aspects of radiological and topographic anatomy. They found the teaching very helpful and practical.
Conclusion:
This body of work provides example of a teaching method combining two important aspects of anatomy to help the students understand both aspects simultaneously.
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