Abstract
A challenge for new and senior residents preparing for orthopedic board examinations is review of related disciplines, such as human gross anatomy (Cottam, Clin Anat 1999). To address that challenge for orthopedic residents at our institution, we established an educational collaboration between the Depts. of Neurobiology & Anatomy and Orthopedic Surgery. We have conducted the course as a joint collaboration for 3 consecutive years, developing specific weekly objectives for completing 9 dissections of orthopedic interest: shoulder, arm and elbow; forearm and wrist; hand; hip and thigh; knee and leg; ankle and foot; thoracic and lumbar spine; and finishing with the cervical spine. In 2007, we added a course manual that presented pertinent regional anatomy and guided the dissections of embalmed and fresh cadavers. The manual also detailed common surgical exposures and the anatomical structures at greatest risk of injury. Once a week, all orthopedic house staff and attending subspecialty faculty met to review the completed dissections and discuss clinical aspects of various surgical approaches. Data compiled from an exit survey of the residents showed strong support for the course, and for addition of the course manual. Based on current levels of interest, we plan to begin work on an educational DVD that will provide audiovisual demonstration of the most common surgical approaches.
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