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The nonliving animal head model greatly simulates the standard neurosurgical procedures, and thus it is a useful, cost effective, and an easily applicable tool for developing and refining neurosurgical skills. Like any surgical specialty, neurosurgery requires the development of dexterity and skills for basic up to difficult techniques and procedures. In delicate organs such as the central nervous system, the neurosurgeon’s individual skills play a crucial role in preventing complications and determining patient outcome. Active measures for further development and refinement of nonliving animal-based models and programs are warranted for optimized residency outcome.
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Hoz, S.S. et al. (2020). Animal Based Surgical Training in Pineal Approaches. In: Hoz, S.S., et al. Pineal Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53191-1_9
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