Ergonomic analysis of robot-assisted and traditional laparoscopic procedures
Zihni AM, Ohu I, Cavallo JA, Cho S, Awad MM. Ergonomic analysis of robot-assisted and traditional laparoscopic procedures. Surgical Endoscopy 2014, 28: 3379-3384. PMID: 24928233, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3604-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional laparoscopic surgeryBilateral bicepsTrapezius muscleMuscle groupsMuscle activationSurface electromyographyBilateral trapezius musclesMaximum voluntary contractionTraditional laparoscopic proceduresUnpaired t-testLaparoscopic surgery proceduresBilateral deltoidRobotic surgical systemSingle surgeonMusculoskeletal symptomsLaparoscopic proceduresLaparoscopic surgeryVoluntary contractionOperative procedureLaparoscopic surgeonsSurgery proceduresMVC valuesMethodsOne surgeonSEMG measurementsTriceps