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From: Development, outcome and costs of a simulation-based neurosurgery bootcamp at the national level

Fig 2

Spine surgery simulator. Part A shows the two components made of foam covered with rexine, which opens like a book. The lower part has space in the middle for spine model, and the upper part has a slit like opening depicting incision. Part B shows the widened opening by applying lumbar spine retractors for better exposure. The spine model is made of saw-bone material. Part C shows pictures taken under the microscope before and after laminectomy. Latex glove was used to simulate dura, and it was pasted on a 5cc plastic syringe with a window in middle. Suture is being applied using 6’0 Prolene under microscope as seen above. Each simulator had L1 to S1 spine model, and two residents worked on one model during the bootcamp.

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