Innovative handles for use in minimally invasive surgery

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Matern, U ^a   Waller, P ^a   Ruckauer K D ^a   Farthmann, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Handles; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; FINGER; HAND; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032904350     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709909153147     Document Type: Article

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