Article: A study of surgeons' postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery
| Title | A study of surgeons' postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery |
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| Authors | Szeto, GPY Ho, P1 3 Ting, ACW1 Poon, JTC1 Tsang, RCC2 Cheng, SWK1 |
| Keywords | Electromyography Ergonomics Laparoscopy Minimally invasive surgery Neck pain. Surgeon |
| Issue Date | 2010 |
| Publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00464/ |
| Citation | Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques, 2010, v. 24 n. 7, p. 1712-1721 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0834-3 |
| Abstract | Background Different surgical procedures impose different physical demands on surgeons and high prevalence rates of neck and shoulder pain have been reported among general surgeons. Past research has examined electromyography in surgeons mainly during simulated conditions of laparoscopic and open surgery but not during real-time operations and not for long durations. The present study compares the neck-shoulder muscle activities in three types of surgery and between different surgeons. The relationships of postural muscle activities to musculoskeletal symptoms and personal factors also are examined. Methods Twenty-five surgeons participated in the study (23 men). Surface electromyography (EMG) was recorded in the bilateral cervical erector spinae, upper trapezius, and anterior deltoid muscles during three types of surgical procedures: open, laparoscopic, and endovascular. In each procedure, EMG data were captured for 30 min to more than 1 h. The surgeons were asked to rate any musculoskeletal symptoms before and after surgery. Results The present study showed significantly higher muscle activities in the cervical erector spinae and upper trapezius muscles in open surgery compared with endovascular and laparoscopic procedures. Muscle activities were fairly similar between endovascular and laparoscopic surgery. The upper trapezius usually has an important role in stabilizing both the neck and upper limb posture, and this muscle also recorded higher activities in open compared with laparoscopic and endovascular surgeries. Surgeons reported similar degrees of musculoskeletal symptoms in open and laparoscopic surgeries, which were higher than endovascular surgery. Conclusions The present study showed that open surgery imposed significantly greater physical demands on the neck muscles compared with endovascular and laparoscopic surgeries. This may be due to the lighter manual task demands of these minimally invasive surgeries compared with open procedures, which generally required more dynamic movements and more forceful exertions. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009. |
| ISSN | 0930-2794 2011 Impact Factor: 4.013 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.269 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0834-3 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Szeto, GPY | ||||||
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| dc.contributor.author | Ho, P | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Ting, ACW | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Poon, JTC | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Tsang, RCC | ||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Cheng, SWK | ||||||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-31T11:30:15Z | ||||||
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-31T11:30:15Z | ||||||
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | ||||||
| dc.description.abstract | Background Different surgical procedures impose different physical demands on surgeons and high prevalence rates of neck and shoulder pain have been reported among general surgeons. Past research has examined electromyography in surgeons mainly during simulated conditions of laparoscopic and open surgery but not during real-time operations and not for long durations. The present study compares the neck-shoulder muscle activities in three types of surgery and between different surgeons. The relationships of postural muscle activities to musculoskeletal symptoms and personal factors also are examined. Methods Twenty-five surgeons participated in the study (23 men). Surface electromyography (EMG) was recorded in the bilateral cervical erector spinae, upper trapezius, and anterior deltoid muscles during three types of surgical procedures: open, laparoscopic, and endovascular. In each procedure, EMG data were captured for 30 min to more than 1 h. The surgeons were asked to rate any musculoskeletal symptoms before and after surgery. Results The present study showed significantly higher muscle activities in the cervical erector spinae and upper trapezius muscles in open surgery compared with endovascular and laparoscopic procedures. Muscle activities were fairly similar between endovascular and laparoscopic surgery. The upper trapezius usually has an important role in stabilizing both the neck and upper limb posture, and this muscle also recorded higher activities in open compared with laparoscopic and endovascular surgeries. Surgeons reported similar degrees of musculoskeletal symptoms in open and laparoscopic surgeries, which were higher than endovascular surgery. Conclusions The present study showed that open surgery imposed significantly greater physical demands on the neck muscles compared with endovascular and laparoscopic surgeries. This may be due to the lighter manual task demands of these minimally invasive surgeries compared with open procedures, which generally required more dynamic movements and more forceful exertions. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009. | ||||||
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| dc.identifier.citation | Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques, 2010, v. 24 n. 7, p. 1712-1721 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0834-3 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.citeulike | 6500135 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0834-3 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.epage | 1721 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 175982 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000279036800028
Funding Information: The authors express their sincere appreciation to the Bupa Foundation for funding this research project, and thank all of the surgeons who participated in the study. The authors thank the research assistants, Silvana Lau, Y. Y. Wong, Winnie Leung, and Ted Wong; without their help, this project would not be run so smoothly. The authors acknowledge Mr. Raymond Chung from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for providing expert advice on statistical analysis, and Mr. Man Cheung for the technical advice on EMG data collection and analysis. | ||||||
| dc.identifier.issn | 0930-2794 2011 Impact Factor: 4.013 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.269 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.issue | 7 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.pmid | 20035345 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-77955662070 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.spage | 1712 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/125417 | ||||||
| dc.identifier.volume | 24 | ||||||
| dc.language | eng | ||||||
| dc.publisher | Springer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00464/ | ||||||
| dc.publisher.place | United States | ||||||
| dc.relation.ispartof | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | ||||||
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Electromyography | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Female | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Laparoscopy | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Male | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Muscle, Skeletal - physiology | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Neck | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Physicians | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Posture - physiology | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Shoulder | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods | ||||||
| dc.subject.mesh | Task Performance and Analysis | ||||||
| dc.subject | Electromyography | ||||||
| dc.subject | Ergonomics | ||||||
| dc.subject | Laparoscopy | ||||||
| dc.subject | Minimally invasive surgery | ||||||
| dc.subject | Neck pain. | ||||||
| dc.subject | Surgeon | ||||||
| dc.title | A study of surgeons' postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery | ||||||
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong
- National University Hospital, Singapore