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. 2020 May 1;155(5):444-446.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.6384.

Measuring Ergonomic Risk in Operating Surgeons by Using Wearable Technology

Andrew J Meltzer  1 , M Susan Hallbeck  2   3   4 , Melissa M Morrow  2   3 , Bethany R Lowndes  2   3   5 , Victor J Davila  1 , William M Stone  1 , Samuel R Money  1
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Measuring Ergonomic Risk in Operating Surgeons by Using Wearable Technology

Andrew J Meltzer et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This case series study examines the ergonomic risk of surgery using wearable sensor inertial measurement units to monitor the ergonomics of surgeons at work.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Measurement of Ergonomic Risk of the Neck, Torso, and Shoulder of Surgeons While Operating
High-risk positions (categories 3-4; yellow and orange) for the neck (A), torso (B), and shoulder (C), with the mean (SD) percentage of time for categories 3 and 4 included.
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