Does training of the nondominant upper extremity reduce the surgeon's muscular strain during laparoscopy?: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 292-298

  Nieboer, Theodoor E ^a   Massa, Mark ^a   Weinans, Martin J N ^b   Vierhout, Mark E ^a   Kluivers, Kirsten B ^a   Stegeman, Dick F ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ergonomics; laparoscopy; nondominant upper extremity; training

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ERGONOMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; NONDOMINANT UPPER EXTREMITY; TRAINING;

ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICIANS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84877969225     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350612456099     Document Type: Article

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