The effects of physical constraints in laparoscopic surgery

Medical Image Analysis

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-283

  Hodgson, Antony J ^a   Person, John G ^a   Salcudean, S E ^a   Nagy, Alex G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Laparoscopic surgery; Motor performance; Teleoperators

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SUTURING METHOD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; ROBOTICS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033182913     PISSN: 13618415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-8415(99)80024-3     Document Type: Article

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