Ergonomics of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 92-95

  Hanna, George B ^a   Elamass, Mohamed ^a   Cuschieri, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advantages; Disadvantages; Ergonomics of usage; Hand assisted laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; DEVICE; DISSECTION; ERGONOMICS; EXPOSURE; FINGER; HAND; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER SURGERY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGAN; PALPATION; PANCREAS SURGERY; PHYSICAL STRESS; SHOULDER PAIN; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THUMB; TISSUE; WORKPLACE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; ROTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84993791725     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060100800202     Document Type: Article

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