{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Teaching Pediatric Straddle Injury Repair with Use of a 3D Printed Model.
{Author}: Crain CL;Winfrey OK;Jackson WL;Pauley A;Yoost JL;
{Journal}: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol
{Volume}: 34
{Issue}: 6
{Year}: Dec 2021
{Factor}: 2.046
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.05.005
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To determine the utility of a 3D vulvar model for teaching pediatric straddle injury repair.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Prospective study.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Two academic hospitals.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>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.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>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."<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>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.