Validity of a low-cost Lichtenstein open inguinal hernia repair simulation model for surgical training

Surgical residents and qualified surgeons evaluated the Lichtenstein open hernia repair simulation model developed by Incision and the Mayo clinics as a model with high fidelity and high potential utility. This applied in particular to the training of surgical residents.

The effect of a three-dimensional instructional video on performance of a spatially complex procedure in surgical residents in relation to their visual-spatial abilities