Ergonomic assessment of the posture of surgeons performing endoscopic transurethral resections in urology

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Luttmann, Alwin ^a   Jäger, Matthias ^a   Sökeland, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; HEAD POSITION; MUSCLE STRAIN; OPERATING ROOM; SURGEON; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TRUNK; UROLOGY; VIDEOENDOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 70450265416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-4-26     Document Type: Article

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