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Surgeons' posture and muscle strain during laparoscopic and robotic surgery

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It is assumed that conventional laparoscopy (LAP) and robotic‐assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) differ in terms of the surgeon's comfort. This study compared muscle workload, work posture and perceived physical exertion… Click to show full abstract

It is assumed that conventional laparoscopy (LAP) and robotic‐assisted laparoscopic surgery (RALS) differ in terms of the surgeon's comfort. This study compared muscle workload, work posture and perceived physical exertion of surgeons performing LAP or RALS.

Keywords: laparoscopic; surgeons posture; surgery; surgery surgeons; posture muscle

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2020

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