TissueDB/Tissues/Rib
Rib is one of the curved flat bones of the thoracic cage that, with the intercostal spaces between them, forms the bony chest wall; in simulation ribs supply bone density and the intercostal landmark spacing needed for chest-wall procedures.
Materials
| Material | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcine ribs | Multipurpose Thoracic Simulator (Carter) | A 4–5 rib segment from a rack of porcine ribs, laid on a taut bag of intravenous fluid, gives the ribs and intercostal spaces for thoracentesis and chest-tube placement (Carter et al. 2010). | ||
| ABS plastic (3D-printed) | Thoracoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Simulator (Barsness) | A to-scale 3D-printed neonatal rib cage provides the thoracoscopic port-placement landmarks (Barsness et al. 2013). | ||
| PLA with PVA support | Chest Tube Insertion Simulator (Brannan) | Bony scaffold of the thorax; the source prints ten ribs per side, the sternum, the two clavicles and the flexible spine in ivory PLA with soluble PVA support (Brannan et al. 2021). | ||
| Plaster Bandage | Chest Tube Insertion Simulator (Man-O-War) | Plaster casting roll wrapped over the rib cores cut from the bucket wall; the source states the stiffened ribs "offer a real sensation of bones on palpation" (Nasri et al. 2023). | ||
| 3B Scientific anatomical rib set | Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) | Represents the ribs (left 4th–6th intercostal space) in this simulator. Commercial anatomical ribs zip-tied to the mannequin shell to form the left 4th, 5th and 6th intercostal spaces.[1] |
- Bone — ribs are a form of bone
- Cartilage — costal cartilage joins the ribs to the sternum
- Muscle — intercostal muscle fills the spaces between the ribs
References
[edit source]- ↑ Misra A, et al. Use of Low-Cost Task Trainer for Emergency Department Thoracotomy Training in General Surgery Residency. Journal of Surgical Education 2024;81(1):134–144. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.09.009. PMID: 37926660.