Showing posts with label ergonomics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ergonomics. Show all posts

2.16.2010

Laparoscopic Surgery Not Better For Surgeons

While there are many benefits for patients of minimally invasive surgery, it is not at all ergonomic for the surgeon. I know some surgeons that argue that using the Davinci robot system is the safest way to avoid it. However, not all surgery will be done that way as that is a 2 million dollar device. In the meantime, the wrist can certainly be affected by the reptitive motion of laparoscopy.

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