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The Use Of Tinkertoys® For Teaching Hip Anatomy And Alignment, Deborah M. Wendland
The Use Of Tinkertoys® For Teaching Hip Anatomy And Alignment, Deborah M. Wendland
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Background: Health education can require an emphasis on potentially difficult concepts in anatomy and alignment. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the effect of active use of Tinkertoys® to promote understanding of alignment and to report its effectiveness for knowledge acquisition among students according to spatial ability. Methods: Two cohorts of physical therapy (PT) students (n=70) participated in this project over two years. Thirty-four students (second cohort) rated their math and spatial abilities on a survey. Following a traditional lecture on femoral torsion and angle of inclination, all participants took a pre-test. Then, a Tinkertoys® …