Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1847
Title: The Effects of a Functional Three-dimensional (3D) Printed Knee Joint Simulator in Improving Anatomical Spatial Knowledge
Authors: CAI BOHONG 
RAJENDRAN,KANAGASUNTHERAM 
BAY BOON HUAT 
LEE JIEYING 
YEN CHING-CHIUAN 
Keywords: Social Sciences
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Education & Educational Research
gross anatomy education
medical education
undergraduate education
3D printing
modeling and simulation
interactive teaching
spatial knowledge
MEDICAL-EDUCATION
DYNAMIC VISUALIZATIONS
TEACHING ANATOMY
MODELS
ABILITIES
ANIMATION
STUDENTS
RECONSTRUCTION
MULTIMATERIAL
METAANALYSIS
Issue Date: 1-Nov-2019
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Citation: CAI BOHONG, RAJENDRAN,KANAGASUNTHERAM, BAY BOON HUAT, LEE JIEYING, YEN CHING-CHIUAN (2019-11-01). The Effects of a Functional Three-dimensional (3D) Printed Knee Joint Simulator in Improving Anatomical Spatial Knowledge. Anatomical Sciences Education 12 (6) : 610-618. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/ase.1847
Abstract: In recent decades, three-dimensional (3D) printing as an emerging technology, has been utilized for imparting human anatomy knowledge. However, most 3D printed models are rigid anatomical replicas that are unable to represent dynamic spatial relationships between different anatomical structures. In this study, the data obtained from a computed tomography (CT) scan of a normal knee joint were used to design and fabricate a functional knee joint simulator for anatomical education. Utility of the 3D printed simulator was evaluated in comparison with traditional didactic learning in first-year medical students (n = 35), so as to understand how the functional 3D simulator could assist in their learning of human anatomy. The outcome measure was a quiz comprising 11 multiple choice questions based on locking and unlocking of the knee joint. Students in the simulation group (mean score = 85.03%, ±SD 10.13%) performed significantly better than those in the didactic learning group, P < 0.05 (mean score = 70.71%, ±SD 15.13%), which was substantiated by large effect size, as shown by a Cohen’s d value of 1.14. In terms of learning outcome, female students who used 3D printed simulators as learning aids achieved greater improvement in their quiz scores as compared to male students in the same group. However, after correcting for the modality of instruction, the sex of the students did not have a significant influence on the learning outcome. This randomized study has demonstrated that the 3D printed simulator is beneficial for anatomical education and can help in enriching students’ learning experience.
Source Title: Anatomical Sciences Education
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/168903
ISSN: 1935-9772
1935-9780
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1847
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