Volume 3,Issue 7
Research on the Application of 3D Digital Orthopedic Technology in the Internship Teaching of Orthopedic Traumatology of Zhuang Medicine
Objective: To observe the effect of 3D digital orthopedic technology in the internship teaching of Strong Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology. Methods: 60 undergraduate intern doctors rotating in the Department of Bone, Joint and Spine of the Guang Xi International Zhuang Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine from January 2023 to April 2024 were selected as the study subjects, and they were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, and the observation group was taught by the 3D digital orthopedic technology teaching mode, and the control group was taught by the traditional teaching mode, so as to observe the teaching effects of the two groups. Results: They were regularly assessed with theory test once a month, after the end of training, the observation group theory test scores, skills assessment scores were 90.40 ± 1.13, 89.73 ± 1.17; the control group theory test scores, skills assessment scores were 86.30 ± 1.09, 85.50 ± 1.28, the observation group was significantly higher than the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The effect evaluation scores of the observation group in improving clinical thinking ability, diagnostic and therapeutic discernment ability, anatomical comprehension ability, surgical operation ability and teaching satisfaction were higher than those of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: 3D digital orthopedic technology teaching model can improve the teaching effect of undergraduate internship in the orthopedic and traumatology sciences of Zhuang medicine.
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