Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has had enormous effects on
anatomy education. During the pandemic, students have had no access to cadavers, which …

COVID-19 pandemic has posed a new challenge for medical schools across the world
regarding the acceptance of donated and unclaimed dead bodies for academic purpose …

Background This study assesses the scope for using technology to supplement the
undergraduate anatomy curriculum at medical school. Methods A narrative literature review …

Purpose We aimed to evaluate the quantity and quality of current evidence concerning the
outcomes of use of plastinated specimens in anatomy education. Methods We performed a …

Plastination, a permanent preservation method for human tissues and organs, is
increasingly being used in anatomy education. However, there is a paucity of systematic …

Due to the modernization of the medical curriculum and technological advancements,
anatomy education has evolved beyond cadaveric dissection alone. Plastination …

Background Methods of teaching anatomy have shown major change as the medical
undergraduate curriculum became more challenging. Traditional teaching methods like …

The scarcity of cadaver donation nowadays, consequently, the availability of fresh
specimens will be drastically diminished. Plastinated specimens have been introduced as a …

This paper describes the implementation of a plastination laboratory at a public university in
northeastern Brazil. We present the challenges related to the establishment and …

Abstract Dr. Gunther von Hagens developed plastination as a technique of tissue
preservation in 1977. He used a delicate method of forced impregnation with curable …