Veterinary orthopedic guidelines on a dog skeletal model in combination with educational multimedia interactive program

ABSTRACT

The present orthopedic guidelines represent a valuable educational aid for students and practitioners especially with the increasing student number and constrained resources. It includes a dog skeletal model on which variable orthopedic techniques were applied for stabilization and fixation of artificially induced fractures at different selected sites. Additionally, selected surgical anatomical approaches were done on dog cadavers for procuring the target bones, A multimedia interactive computer program has been developed. The program comprised various methods of internal fixation, selected surgical anatomical approaches, and digital images for each reconstructed bone and its corresponding contact radiograph. Quizzes were added for user self-evaluation