Work-related musculoskeletal disorders when performing laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Stomberg, Margareta Warrén ^a   Tronstad, Svein Erik ^b   Hedberg, Karin ^c   Bengtsson, Jan ^d   Jonsson, Peter ^d   Johansen, Lars ^a   Lindvall, Birgitta ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b Skaraborgs Hospital Skövde   (Sweden)

^c SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Department of Health Employment ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ergonomic conditions; General surgery; Gynecology; Laparoscopy; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CALCULATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIGIDITY; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGEON; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISORDER; WORK; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER PAIN; SWEDEN;

EID: 77649158905     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181cded54     Document Type: Article

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