Electromyographic investigation on handling forces of mechanically counterbalanced and sensor-servomotor - Supported surgical microscopes

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 434-441

  Hoell, Thomas ^a   Nagel, Michaela ^b   Huschak, G ^a   Beier, Andre ^a   Meisel, Hans Joerg ^a  

^a BG KLINIKEN BERGMANNSTROST   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous balance; Handling force; Mechanically balanced microscope; Operating microscope; Sensor servo drive; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SENSOR SERVOMOTOR SUPPORTED SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 18844373042     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.07.039     Document Type: Article

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