Standardized Schematics for Facial Trauma Planning: A Clinical Education Tool

摘要

PURPOSE: Learning facial fracture management principles can be challenging for surgical trainees. Targeted educational efforts in the posttraumatic setting are limited by situational acuity and workflow limitations. Operative planning requires nuanced understanding of facial biomechanics and is complicated by complex and/or compound injuries which distort normal anatomy and challenge visuospatial conceptualization. Competency achievement often is incumbent on individual residents who have limited time, variable baseline knowledge, and are subject to institutional differences in training environment, faculty expertise, and case load. The aim of this study was to design a standardized schematic for teaching facial fracture management and evaluate its performance improving resident operative planning.