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Postural ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders in neurosurgery: lessons from an international survey

ContributorsMavrovounis, Georgios; Meling, Torstein; Lafuente, Jesus; Fountas, Konstantinos N; Demetriades, Andreas K
Published inActa Neurochirurgica, vol. 163, no. 6, p. 1541-1552
Publication date2021
Abstract

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) affect a significant percentage of the neurosurgical workforce. The aim of the current questionnaire-based study was to examine the prevalence of WMSDs amongst neurosurgeons, identify risk factors, and study the views of neurosurgeons regarding ergonomics.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Ergonomics/standards/statistics & numerical data
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases/epidemiology/surgery
  • Neurosurgeons/psychology/statistics & numerical data
  • Neurosurgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data
  • Occupational Diseases/epidemiology/surgery
  • Risk Factors
  • Shoulder/surgery
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
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MAVROVOUNIS, Georgios et al. Postural ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders in neurosurgery: lessons from an international survey. In: Acta Neurochirurgica, 2021, vol. 163, n° 6, p. 1541–1552. doi: 10.1007/s00701-021-04722-5
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8116287/
Journal ISSN0001-6268
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