%0 Journal Article
%T Teaching Pediatric Straddle Injury Repair with Use of a 3D Printed Model.
%A Crain CL
%A Winfrey OK
%A Jackson WL
%A Pauley A
%A Yoost JL
%J J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol
%V 34
%N 6
%D Dec 2021
%M 34044178
%F 2.046
%R 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.05.005
%X OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of a 3D vulvar model for teaching pediatric straddle injury repair.
METHODS: Prospective study.
METHODS: Two academic hospitals.
METHODS: Twenty obstetrics and gynecology residents INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Knowledge score on the basis of a 7-question pre/post test. Likert scale questions evaluated the 3D model as a teaching tool.
RESULTS: Twenty residents participated; 2 (10%) had ever repaired a straddle injury. Knowledge scores increased after model use and didactic session from 3.05 of possible 7 to 6.35; P = .001. Only 2/20 (10%) residents "agreed" or "strongly agreed" with the statement, "I am comfortable repairing a straddle injury" before the intervention, compared with 19/20 (95%) afterward (P < .001). Of 20 residents, 19 (95%) believed that it simulated surgical experience "very well" or "well."
CONCLUSIONS: The use of a 3D pediatric vulvar model can simulate surgical experience and can be an effective teaching tool when combined with a didactic session on pediatric straddle injury.