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Considerations for the Value of Dynamic Virtual Models for Clinical Musculoskeletal Anatomy Education

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  1. Basic Sciences Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 20, Plateon Str., 23100, Sparta, Greece

    Dimitrios Chytas

  2. European University of Cyprus, 6, Diogenous Str., 2404, Nicosia, Engomi, Cyprus

    Dimitrios Chytas

  3. Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Georgios Paraskevas & Irene Asouhidou

  4. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Str., 11527, Athens, Greece

    Theano Demesticha & Theodore Troupis

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Chytas, D., Paraskevas, G., Demesticha, T. et al. Considerations for the Value of Dynamic Virtual Models for Clinical Musculoskeletal Anatomy Education. Med.Sci.Educ. 33, 1285–1286 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-023-01845-5

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