Musculoskeletal occupational injury among surgeons: Effects for patients, providers, and institutions

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-212.e6

  Davis, William T ^a   Fletcher, Sarah A ^a   Guillamondegui, Oscar D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational health; Surgeon injury; Workplace injury

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; ELBOW INJURY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SURGEON INJURY; WORKPLACE INJURY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84901195920     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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