Musculoskeletal disorders are common in surgeons, and defining intraoperative ergonomic risk factors is important to protect their well-being.
This study highlights the fact that musculoskeletal disorders are common in surgeons and characterizes surgeons' intraoperative posture as well as surgeon pain and fatigue across specialties. Defining intraoperative ergonomic risk factors is of paramount importance to protect the well-being of the surgical workforce.
Yang et al. (Sun,) studied this question.