The application of 3D printing in anatomy education

[...]obtaining bones for anatomical study is a complex process. The main resources used for teaching osteology are thus anatomical bone models and bones already acquired for the university's collection (mainly past donations from health professionals' private collections). [...]an importan...

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Published inMedical education online Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 29847
Main Authors AbouHashem, Yousef, Dayal, Manisha, Savanah, Stephane, Štrkalj, Goran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis 01.01.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Co-Action Publishing
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
3-D printers
Acquisitions & mergers
Anatomy
Anatomy - education
Bone and Bones - anatomy & histology
Bones
Clinical competence
Collaboration
Collections
Colleges & universities
Donations
Education
Education, Medical - methods
Health professionals
Humans
Laboratories
Letter to the Editor
Printing, Three-Dimensional - utilization
Science
Students
Teaching
Australia
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Summary:[...]obtaining bones for anatomical study is a complex process. The main resources used for teaching osteology are thus anatomical bone models and bones already acquired for the university's collection (mainly past donations from health professionals' private collections). [...]an important reason for printing bones is financial in nature.
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All authors made equal contribution in writing this paper.
ISSN:1087-2981
1087-2981
DOI:10.3402/meo.v20.29847