TissueDB/Materials/Chicken Wing
Chicken Wing is a raw poultry specimen used in medical simulation as the source of the brachial artery for microsurgical vascular anastomosis training. Cikla et al. (2020) show two whole wings among the per-session components of their Grapefruit dACA bypass model (Figure 4A), which needs two arterial segments; the skin is removed from the ventral side of the wing to expose the brachial artery along the shaft of the humerus, and the extracted vessel is 5–6 cm long. Vessel quality is higher from fresh wings than from thawed ones.[1] Akdag et al. (2024) dissect a chicken wing for the recipient vessel of their STA-MCA bypass trainer, alongside a turkey wing for the donor, choosing both for accessibility, low cost and calibre match.[2] Handling is subject to food-safety and biological-waste protocols. This stub page requires expert review and content enhancement.
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
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| (Source specimen — supplies the brachial artery; not itself a tissue simulant) | Grapefruit dACA Bypass Simulator | Two whole wings per session, shown among the fabrication components (Figure 4A); each supplies one brachial artery, and the model needs two. The dissected vessel is used as the animal blood vessel for the side-to-side anastomosis. About US$1 of chicken wing per simulation.[1] | ||
| (Source specimen — supplies the brachial artery; not itself a tissue simulant) | STA-MCA Bypass Trainer (Akdag) | Dissected with scissors, scalpel, clamps and forceps to expose the brachial artery, vein and nerve bundle; the chicken brachial artery is the recipient MCA-M4 proxy, about 1 mm in calibre. A turkey wing supplies the donor vessel. Wing count per session not stated in the source.[2] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cikla U, Rowley P, Jennings Simoes EL, Ozaydin B, Goodman SL, Avci E, Baskaya MK, Patel NJ. Grapefruit Training Model for Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Side-to-Side Bypass. World Neurosurgery 2020;138:39–51. DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.107. PMID 32109640.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Akdag BA, Akdag B, Ikizoglu E, Husemoglu B, Kizmazoglu C, Aydin HE, Ozer E. A Novel Training Model for Superficial Temporal Artery–Middle Cerebral Artery Anastomosis Using Microsurgical Techniques. World Neurosurgery 2024;190:e665–e674. DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.200. PMID 39098505.
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| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Chicken Wing". Appropedia. Retrieved August 23, 2026. |