The two incision four compartment fasciotomy is a vital skill for all surgeons. There are limited opportunities to learn this skill outside of the operating room, and many surgeons have been inadequately trained.

We have developed a low cost, anatomically correct, operable physical model comprised of materials closer to human tissue than any others to date. This model provides trainees the ability to repetively practice this skill.

The video shows the fidelity of the the physical model and shows the fasciotomy procedure being performed on both a cadaveric specimen and the model demonstrating the additive utility of this approach. The video highlights the power of a mixed modality multi-media approach in clearly teaching the anatomical relationships and techniques necessary to perform this limb saving skill.

Introducing novel physical models, such as the one depicted in this video, into the surgical curriculum offer the distinct possibility of confronting the many challenges to modern surgical training, and offer the possibility of changing the face of surgical education.