ASO Author Reflections: How Do We Improve Ergonomics for the Breast Surgeon During Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies?

Katherine Kopkash^{1

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Affiliations

¹ NorthShore University HealthSystem, Breast Surgery, Evanston, IL, USA. kkopkash@northshore.org.
² University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. kkopkash@northshore.org.

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Katherine Kopkash. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;29(Suppl 3):553.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10606-w. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

Katherine Kopkash^{1

2}

¹ NorthShore University HealthSystem, Breast Surgery, Evanston, IL, USA. kkopkash@northshore.org.
² University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. kkopkash@northshore.org.

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Improving the Breast Surgeon's Ergonomic Workload for Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies Using Exercise and Operating Room Positioning Protocol.
Kopkash K, Novak K, Murphy R, Deliere A, Kuchta K, Rabbitt S, Pesce C, Winchester D, Yao K. Kopkash K, et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct;28(10):5698-5706. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10447-7. Epub 2021 Jul 27. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021. PMID: 34318384

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