An instructional video demonstrating the six models of microsurgical instruments and how to use them

A Practice Platform for Systematic Development of Microsurgical Instrument Technique Authors: Darius Bagli, Rakan Odeh, Frank Penna, Ethan Grober, Nicolas Fernandez, Armando Lorenzo, Lisa Satterthwaite, Adam Dubrowski Abstract Many surgical disciplines, particularly those specializing in the pediatric age group, use microsurgical instruments with the assistance of either optical loupe or microscope magnification to perform high precision surgical procedures. We developed a course consisting of two parts: Part 1 consists of low fidelity, inanimate exercises or training and practice platform, and part 2 employed a rat model. In this report, we describe and provide templates for the first part of the course, namely the practice platform as an integral set of six low-fidelity exercises, each focusing on a specific aspect of instrument handling required to master the later use of the instruments during actual microsurgery. This platform is made to systematically and efficiently improve the microsurgical skills of junior as well as advanced surgical trainees. Read the full article: