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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 2.

Results of Expert Assessment of Skin Models

Fabricated
Model
Commercial
Models
P- values
A B C A B C
Density 2 3 4 2 0.59 <0.05 1
Elasticity/Stretch 2 2 4 2 0.51 <0.05 0.35
Surface Texture 2 2 4 2 0.68 <0.05 0.55
Anatomic Accuracy 1 2 4 3 0.14 <0.05 <0.05
Durability 1 2 4 3 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05
Overall Quality 2 3 4 2 0.25 <0.05 <0.05

Comparison of fabricated model to three commercial models based on ranking of material characteristics and overall quality from expert survey (n=15). Median values expressed with lowest rank corresponding to highest quality in the designated characteristic.

A

p values obtained when comparing fabricated model to commercial model A

B

p values obtained when comparing fabricated model to commercial model B

C

p values obtained when comparing fabricated model to commercial model C