Ergonomic analysis of primary and assistant surgical roles
Zihni AM, Cavallo JA, Ray S, Ohu I, Cho S, Awad MM. Ergonomic analysis of primary and assistant surgical roles. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 203: 301-305. PMID: 27363636, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic surgeryMuscle groupsOperating surgeonSurgical roleMuscle activationMaximal voluntary contractionErgonomic stressSurgical assistantUnpaired t-testPrimary operating surgeonBilateral bicepsPrimary surgeryTrapezius muscleVoluntary contractionRight bicepsSurgeryMVC valuesAverage muscle activationElectromyography dataSurface electromyographySurgeonsSurgical assistingT-testErgonomic differencesBiceps