Background Minimally invasive surgery, in particular endoscopic surgery, has revolutionized
the benefits for patients, but poses greater challenges for surgeons in terms of ergonomics …

Previous studies have shown that the handle design of laparoscopic instruments is crucial to
surgical performance and surgeon's ergonomics. In this study, four different sizes of an …

Background Adding to the ergonomic inconveniences already presented by traditional
laparoscopy (LAP), laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery has been found to entail …

Despite the many advantages for patients, laparoscopic surgery entails certain ergonomic
inconveniences for surgeons, which may result in decreasing the surgeons' performance …

Objective To assess the effects of different surgeon positions and ureteroscope types on
muscle activation as measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) during simulated …

OBJECTIVES To evaluate suturing skills of veterinary students using 3 common
performance assessments (PAs) and to compare findings to data obtained by an …

Purpose The objective of this study is to assess the surgeons' performance and ergonomics
during the use of a robotic-driven needle holder in laparoscopic suturing tasks. Methods Six …

Purpose. New laparoscopic devices are being continuously developed to overcome some of
the technical and ergonomic limitations of laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery. This …

Sustained shoulder abduction, which results from an inappropriate worktable height or tool
shape and long task hours, leads to an accumulation of muscle fatigue and subsequent …

Background Minimal access surgery has fast become the standard of care for many
operative procedures, but is associated with lot of ergonomic stress to the surgeons …