Soft embalming of cadavers for training purposes: Optimising for long-term use in tropical weather

Background: Surgical and anatomical training has been found to be most optimally simulated in a cadaver than any other available methods. Soft embalming methods have made the bodies more ‘lifelike’ and better suited for training. The widely accepted soft embalming techniques, including Thiel embalmi...

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Main Authors: Raghuveer Reddy, Subramania Iyer, Minnie Pillay, Krishnakumar Thankappan, Janarthanan Ramu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_219_16