Pterygopalatine Fossa 3d Model. A three dimensional 3d printed model of the ppf was developed as a visual and kinesthetic learning tool for completely visualizing the fossa its boundaries its communicating channels and its neurovascular structures. Borders of the fossa are annotated in capital letters.
It is poorly visualized in cadaveric dissection and most textbooks rely on schematic depictions. Anatomy of the pterygopalatine fossa. This is the only model that is able to physically conceptualize this interesting space.
The pterygopalatine fossa ppf is a complex anatomical region where the contents and their relationships are usually hard to comprehend and visualize.
These data were then exported to a 3d printer to produce an anatomically accurate model the resulting negative space model of the pterygopalatine fossa provides a useful and innovative aid for understanding the complex anatomical relationships of the pterygopalatine fossa this model was designed primarily for medical students. A three dimensional 3d printed model of the ppf was developed as a visual and kinesthetic learning tool for completely visualizing the fossa its boundaries its communicating channels and its neurovascular structures. These data were then exported to a 3d printer to produce an anatomically accurate model the resulting negative space model of the pterygopalatine fossa provides a useful and innovative aid for understanding the complex anatomical relationships of the pterygopalatine fossa this model was designed primarily for medical students. Scroll stack to change view.
