Comparison of neuromuscular injuries to the surgeon during hand-assisted and standard laparoscopic urologic surgery

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-381

  Johnston III, William K ^a,b   Hollenbeck, Brent K ^a   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE INJURY; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 18544373389     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.377     Document Type: Article

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