The lab is adjacent to the Orthopaedic Bioengineering Lab and divided into several components, including data management, histology, art preparation and a surgery suite. The lab is well equipped with advanced surgical, histological, and electrophysiological devices. Located in the basement of the Health Sciences Instructional Building, the Arthroscopic Motor Skills Laboratory is an 800 sq. Headed by Dr. Edward Tillett, the lab provides resident education in such procedures as knee and shoulder arthroscopy. There are three stations that can be used by as many as six residents at a time.
Residents can practice on cadavers and dry models.
Instruction and motor skills emphasizes basic techniques of arthroscopy, but residents can also practice advanced techniques in knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle arthroscopy. This laboratory is also funded by the Fisher-Owen Orthopaedic Trust Fund. Although technically not part of the Orthopaedic Department, the Fresh Tissue Dissection Laboratory serves a vital role in providing cadaver material for orthopaedic teaching and research efforts, particularly in the Arthroscopic Motor Skills Lab. Supported by the Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, the Division of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, this 1400 sq. An effort is underway to create a fiber-optic link between the fresh tissue lab and Orthopaedics.