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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2020 Aug 15;256:618–622. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.051

Table 1.

Cost Analysis of Commercial Models

Commercial
Model
Model Surface Area (cm2) Absolute Cost Relative Percentage Cost
A 89 $17.50 225%
B 100.8 $19.50 222%
C 87.7 $30.00 391%
D 161.3 $17.00 120%
E 108.4 $63.00 662%

Comparison of relative cost of fabricated model to five commercial models. Absolute cost and surface area in square centimeters of each model are included. The fabricated model had an absolute cost of $8.80 and a model surface area of 100 cm2.