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Multiuse of Disposable Microsurgical Instruments as a Cost-Efficient Alternative for Training and Research
Martin Aman1, Matthias E Sporer1, Otto Riedl1
1CD Laboratory for the Restoration of Extremity Function, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Department of Biomedical Research, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; and Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Plastic and Hand Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Abstract:
Microsurgery demands significant preclinical training, often hampered by the high costs of the required microsurgery instruments. We hypothesized that recently available disposable microsurgery instruments provide sufficient quality and significantly reduced costs. In a comparative analysis with standard reusable instruments, participants performed equally with both instrument sets and recommended the disposable instruments for microsurgery training and research applications.
