Assessment of the ergonomically optimal operating surface height for laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-52

  Van Veelen, M A ^a   Kazemier, G ^b   Koopman, J ^a   Goossens, R H M ^a   Meijer, D W ^c  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATING ROOMS; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0036184866     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109264202753486920     Document Type: Article

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