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Article: A study of surgeons' postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery

TitleA study of surgeons' postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgery
Authors
KeywordsElectromyography
Ergonomics
Laparoscopy
Minimally invasive surgery
Neck pain.
Surgeon
Issue Date2010
PublisherSpringer 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?
AbstractBackground 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.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/125417
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.120
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Bupa Foundation
Bupa Foundation Medical Research
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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.

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dc.contributor.authorHo, Pen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTing, ACWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPoon, JTCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsang, RCCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, SWKen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T11:30:15Z-
dc.date.available2010-10-31T11:30:15Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationSurgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques, 2010, v. 24 n. 7, p. 1712-1721en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0930-2794en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground 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.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00464/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofSurgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniquesen_HK
dc.subjectElectromyographyen_HK
dc.subjectErgonomicsen_HK
dc.subjectLaparoscopyen_HK
dc.subjectMinimally invasive surgeryen_HK
dc.subjectNeck pain.en_HK
dc.subjectSurgeonen_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshElectromyographyen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshLaparoscopyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMuscle, Skeletal - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshNecken_HK
dc.subject.meshPhysiciansen_HK
dc.subject.meshPosture - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshShoulderen_HK
dc.subject.meshSurgical Procedures, Operative - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshTask Performance and Analysisen_HK
dc.titleA study of surgeons' postural muscle activity during open, laparoscopic, and endovascular surgeryen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00464-009-0834-3en_HK
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dc.identifier.volume24en_HK
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