Postural Ergonomics and Micro-Neurosurgery: Microscope Has an Edge Over Loupes
Andreas Kyriacou Demetriadesa, Torstein Ragnar Melingb, Florian A. Ringelc, Karl Schallerb
- aEdinburgh, UK
- bGeneva, Switzerland
- cMainz, Germany
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Abstract
We read with interest the work by Yang and colleagues 1 Yang L. Money S.R. Morrow M.M. et al. Impact of procedure type, case duration, and adjunctive equipment on surgeon intraoperative musculoskeletal discomfort. J Am Coll Surgeons. 2020; 230: 554-560 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar highlighting the importance of postural ergonomics and the commonality of this occupational risk to surgeons in several specialties. Alarmingly, they showed that in procedures with loupes, there were significantly more extreme neck angles, increased awkward neck postures, and a significant impact on both subjective and objective workloads.