Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Plastic Surgeons: A Systematic Review

Epstein, Sherise; Tran, Bich; Capone, Avery C.; Ruan, Qing; Lee, Bernard T.; Singhal, Dhruv

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1608680

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“…Further, the limited research we identified on the gender effects of hand mechanics indicates significant differences in force generation between male and female hands [13]. Multiple fields of surgery, including adult reconstructive surgery and spine surgery within orthopedics, have begun to acknowledge the toll poor ergonomics and work-related injuries can take on surgeons' careers and their overall health and well-being [14][15][16][17][18][19]. Despite the fact we did not find significant correlations between surgeon glove size and surgeon height with the likelihood of physical symptoms, we believe that the ergonomic use of surgical instruments is multifactorial and may include factors such as grip strength and hand structure and mechanics.…”

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Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments

Fram¹,

Bishop²,

Beredjiklian³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Introduction: Orthopedic instrumentation is generally made as one-size-fits-all. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of hand size and sex on ease of use and injury rates from orthopedic tools and surgical instruments.Methods: An anonymous 21-item online survey was distributed to orthopedic trainees and attendings. Questions regarding demographics, physical symptoms and treatment, perceptions, and instrument-specific concerns were included. The analysis included statistics comparing responses based on sex, height, and glove size, with significance as p<0.05.Results: There were 204 respondents: 119 female and 84 male. Male and female respondents differed significantly in height (mean difference 5.4 in, p<0.001) and glove size (median size 6.5 size for females, size 8 for males, p<0.001). While 69.8% of respondents reported physical discomfort or symptoms they attributed to their operating instruments, female surgeons were significantly more likely to endorse symptoms (87.3% female vs. 45.2% male, p<0.001). Of those reporting symptoms, 47.7% had undergone treatment, with no significant difference by surgeon sex (p=0.073). Female surgeons were significantly more likely than their male counterparts to have negative attitudes toward orthopedic surgical instruments and to report specific surgical instruments as difficult or uncomfortable to use. Conclusion:Female orthopedic surgeons are more likely than their male counterparts to report physical symptoms attributed to orthopedic surgical instruments, to have negative attitudes toward instruments, and to identify a larger number of common instruments as difficult or uncomfortable to use. Further emphasis on ergonomic instrument design is needed to allow all orthopedic surgeons to operate as safely and effectively as possible.

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confidence: 99%

Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments

Fram¹,

Bishop²,

Beredjiklian³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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“…Its objective is to improve and adapt the workplace/environment to people [6]. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) can arise in all types of activities, tasks, or sectors [7]: Agriculture [8,9], health [10,11], industry [12,13], education [14,15], etc.…”

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Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses

et al. 2019

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Musculoskeletal disorders cause serious problems that affect workers in many sectors. The objective of this study is the ergonomic analysis of melon cultivation farmers in Almeria-type greenhouses. For this, the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) method has been applied after carrying out a detailed process of observing the farmers’ tasks. The study shows that 65% of the postures have a very-high-risk level, 26% high, 9% average, and no posture is found with a low risk. They also show that in 69.57% of the postures, the upper limbs are less affected than the others such as the neck, trunk, and lower limbs. Measures are proposed to improve the working conditions for workers.

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“…The overall 12‐month prevalance of back pain for surgeons and interventionalists has been reported within a large systematic review . Pain was self‐recorded a number of ways and prevalence determined as being between 28% (189 of 671 included participants) and 60% (329 of 525 included participants) . Regardless of the pain measure, this prevalence was substantially higher than the mean point prevalence of LBP within the general population reported within a large systematic review as 18.3% …”

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confidence: 96%

“…In particular, surgeons have self‐reported greater frequency of LBP than any other body pain and have required a greater frequency of interventions for lumbar pain relating to disk herniation or radiculopathy, than other musculoskeletal interventions . The overall 12‐month prevalance of back pain for surgeons and interventionalists has been reported within a large systematic review . Pain was self‐recorded a number of ways and prevalence determined as being between 28% (189 of 671 included participants) and 60% (329 of 525 included participants) .…”

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Quantifying the lumbar spine movements of surgeons during surgical lists in a teaching hospital

Wartski

Williams

Broughton

et al. 2018

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Plastic Surgeons: A Systematic Review

Cited by 26 publications

References 51 publications

Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments

Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments

Repetitive Movements in Melon Cultivation Workers under Greenhouses

Quantifying the lumbar spine movements of surgeons during surgical lists in a teaching hospital

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