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How to Make Laparoscopy More Ergonomic
Tips to ease the strain and pain of minimally invasive surgery.
Ramon Berguer, MD

Laparoscopic surgery can take quite a toll on a surgeon's body. A busy day in the OR leaves us with aches and pains from head to toe. Think about all the twisting of arms and turning of wrists needed to maneuver instruments into the right positions. Fingers ache if we don't hold the grips just so. The reward for staring at poorly placed monitors is a sore neck. But a few tweaks to your OR ergonomics can help reduce repetitive strain and other injuries.

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